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ASFA develops standardised super fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Increasing demand for up-to-date super fund performance and asset allocation data has prompted the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) to develop standardised data forms for super funds akin to what has been used by the retail managed funds ...

Billion dollar baby

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Forget oil or dotcoms, the best way to make money fast is hedge fund management, according to Alpha magazine's top 25 rankings of hedge fund earners, with 2006 winner James Simons personally pulling in a staggering US$1.7 billion. In comparison, last ...

Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector. According to the World Bank, the international carbon market is trading more than $30 billion ($US 25 million) ...

Gap between DB and DC pension payouts widens

A new study has found that members of defined contribution (DC) pension plans in the UK are likely to receive 42 per cent less than their counterparts with defined benefits (DB) schemes. The findings were from the annual Fidelity Retirement Index released ...

Public equity under pressure

"The issue is not private equity but what's wrong with public equity," said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, as the debate heats up over the long-term impact of private equity takeovers on the publicly listed companies sector. Commenting on the round ...

Goldman Sachs launches guaranteed financial Keystone

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere yesterday launched a trio of NAB-backed retail capital protected structured funds - the Keystone funds - aimed at investors who want access to the Asian, European and BRIC (Brazilian, Russian, India, China) markets. The funds differ ...

Fin Synergy upgrades Acurity ahead of D-day

Financial Synergy has released a Simpler Super-friendly version of its flagship administration platform Acurity ahead of the superannuation reforms due to take effect 1 July. "Acurity 7.1 will allow Acurity clients to become fully compliant and up-to-date ...

Tax determination improves income protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
Under a recent tax determination, income protection offered through super funds can now be extended for two more years for ill health and injury. Tax determination 2007/3 (TD 2007/3) replaces TD98/27 and allows for the extension of insurance coverage ...

BT to collect TFNs online

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
BT Financial Solutions is making it easier for customers to provide tax file numbers (TFN) in the lead up to the 1 July super changes by launching an online TFN updating tool. As part of the raft of changes to superannuation to come into effect 1 July ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Teaching financial literacy in primary schools simply adds clutter to an already overcrowded curriculum, said Leonie Trimper, president of the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA). Citing examples of US schools being forced to cancel morning ...