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Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
Superannuation associations are joining forces to send the Treasury a proposal to remove plans to introduce the proposed $500,000 balance threshold for individuals over age 50. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Self-managed Super ...

Russell funds get stars

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
The Russell Australian After Tax Fund has been assigned a four-star 'NEW' rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and its Russell Enhanced Income Shares Fund has been awarded a three-star 'NEW' rating by the research and ratings house. The Russell Australian ...

Shorten ups Trio super levy to $750,000

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
APRA regulated superannuation funds will pay a maximum $750,000 under the compensation levy being introduced to recoup the lost $55 million for the victims of failed investment firm, Trio Capital. Under new regulations announced, Assistant Treasurer ...

CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has generated over $400 million of 'tax-aware' FUM within a year of launching the capability. CFSGAM said it had recently won mandates from three industry super funds for its tax aware investment ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
FTSE Group's after-tax solution received a major boost as Sunsuper's new $700 million equity mandate will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 capital gains tax index. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series, which provides a range of industry ...

Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has refuted claims made by planner association critics that have suggested his FOFA reforms are an industry funds puppet, with a spokesman labelling the claims as "a bit rich". Yesterday the Association of Financial ...

Super insurance simplified for funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
Superannuation industry organisations have welcomed new legislation that makes it easier for super funds to claim tax deductions for the cost of total and permanent disability insurance provided to members. Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten introduced ...

New ETFs hit booming market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Exchange-traded fund provider Vanguard launched three new funds yesterday as the popularity of the product explodes. At an investor presentation yesterday to mark the launch of three new ETFs, Vanguard said there had been a 70 per cent increase in the ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... global head of Securitisation. Medcalfe was also chief executive and executive director at the Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF). Medcalfe will take over from Tony D'Aloisio, who became ASIC chair on 13 May 2007 for a four-year term, which finished ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Incentives for super fund members to top-up their contributions have systematically failed, leaving the only viable solution for improving retirement income standards being an increase in compulsory contributions, said the Association of Super Funds ...