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ASIC continues Trio crackdown

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... role he identified and recommended investments for ARP and its predecessor, Professional Pensions Pooled Superannuation Trust (PPPST). Maher received undisclosed payments of more than $2 million arising from investments he recommended for ARP and PPPST ...

BetaShares appoints new head of portfolio construction

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Specialist ETF provider BetaShares has named Dr Tony Rumble in the newly created position of head of portfolio construction. Rumble's new role on the distribution team will see him lead BetaShares' asset allocation and portfolio construction strategy. ...

Fiducian acquisition expands planning business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Fiducian Financial Services has bought the retail financial planning arm of Victorian state owned business State Trustees, as part of plans to expand its adviser presence in Australia. Owned by Fiducian Portfolio Services, which is listed on the Australian ...

NAB injects £130 million into UK Pension Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Nearly half of all SMSF members are women, which is helping to reduce the gender gap in retirement savings according to Australia's peak SMSF body. Pointing to recently released figures from the tax office that reveal 46% of SMSF trustees are female ...

Morgan Stanley completes Orchard purchase

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... funds namely the Orchard Diversified Property Fund (DPF), Commercial Office Fund (COF) and Chevron Renaissance Property Trust (CRPT). Orchard announced that the recapitalisation of the DPF has now been finalised, reducing debt from $253.1 million to ...

Aussies have more faith in super: Mercer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... showing at least a "moderate" level of understanding. That's up from 63% from June 2008. The research also revealed employees' trust in their super fund has increased, with 57% rating it as "very good" or "excellent". "Empowering members with knowledge ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Superannuation industry bodies have until January 13 to make submissions on the second tranche of the government's Stronger Super legislation, unveiled late yesterday. The latest exposure draft follows the introduction of the first part of the Superannuation ...

AUI winds up High Yield Mortgage Trust

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Australian Unity Investments has begun winding up its High Yield Mortgage Trust following poorer than expected returns to investors in the current investment climate. Investors have already been reimbursed by 48 % of the fund's capital, with the remaining ...

AMP Capital forges Japanese alliance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
AMP Capital Investors has teamed up with Japanese trust bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, significantly growing its presence in Japan. The strategic business and capital alliance will give AMP Capital access to around 80% of Japanese ...