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Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

Aust(Q) merger with AustralianSuper 'in members' interest'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The small Queensland-based industry super fund AUST(Q) Super has announced an 'in principle' merger with industry giant AustralianSuper, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes. AUST(Q) Super chair Bob Henricks said the merger ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... back in the hands of the industry," he said. PGI has seen a demand for direct property investments in the US and its Principle Global Property Securities fund has grown to $300 million in funds under management in two years. "We are seeing moves in commercial ...

AustralianSuper to merge with AUST (Q) Super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Industry giant AustralianSuper and Queensland-based AUST(Q) Super have announced an 'in principle' merger, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes. The merger will give AUST(Q) Super access to AustralianSuper's lower costs ...

Coalition opposes TASA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Coalition has opposed the changes to the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) bill on the same day that the Parliamentary Joint Committee is due to present the results of its inquiry to the Parliament. "It is completely inappropriate to release this sort ...

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The Federal Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten has encouraged interested parties to attend a public forum on the future Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. The Gillard government announced its intention to create the Super Charter ...

Energy Super awards mandates to four managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Industry fund Energy Super has awarded $700 million worth of international equities mandates to four fund managers. Harding Loevner, Longview Partners, Sands Capital Management and Schroders have each won an unspecified share of the new allocation. ...

ATO release another SMSF self help guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... SMSFs are pushing the ATO as regulator to become a soft touch educator rather than rely on compliance monitoring as its principle weapon. Other titles are 'Thinking about self-managed super', 'Setting up a self-managed super fund', 'Running a self-managed ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
Less than one per cent of investment products in Australia are Shariah compliant, suggesting huge opportunities for fund managers blazing the trail in this segment. The Muslim Community Co-operative Australia manages a Shariah compliant property income ...