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ACCC approves Perpetual offer for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the Perpetual buyout offer for The Trust Company as the acquisition "is unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market." The decision came after ...

Institutional investors to lift infra assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
Pleased with the performance their infrastructure assets have produced over the last 12 months, two thirds of institutional investors are planning to further increase their exposure to the sector, according to recent research from alternatives specialist ...

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
ANZ, BHP and Tidswell Financial Services have gained MySuper authorisation, taking the number of funds licensed to accept default SG MySuper contributions to 73. ANZ's authorisation for its Smart Choice Super product is bundled through the OnePath Masterfund ...

Everybody loves a dove

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
The Australian share market's run of five straight gains looks set to end, as global markets posted a soft night of trade. The September share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5,230. In news on Friday, ANZ makes its monthly interest ...

Insurance becomes concentrated, advisers reduce relationships

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Insurer relations with advisers are changing rapidly, with financial planners reducing the number of insurance providers and focusing on their most-used insurer for the premiums they write. A total of 56% of advisers have either stopped or reduced the ...

Club Plus climbs aboard DI bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Industry fund Club Plus Super is the latest superannuation fund to launch a direct investment option, which may stave off the flow of members with high account balances setting up self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The new Direct Investment Option will ...

New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
AllianceBernstein is preparing to launch a global fixed income fund with an absolute return objective to the Australian retail market. With the end of the US Federal Reserve's US$85 billion a month quantitative easing policy looming on the horizon ...