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Ausgrowth unitholders revolt against APGF

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Nearly 1000 unitholders invested in four property funds, the remaining part of the Austgrowth property syndicates portfolio, have called meetings to remove the fund manager and Responsible Entity, APGF Management and install Cyre Trilogy Group. The ...

Merlon fund switches to monthly distributions

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
The Merlon Wholesale Australian Share Income Fund will pay investors on a monthly basis in the future, with the aim of better aligning the fund with the income needs of post-retirement investors. The monthly distributions will be effective from July ...

Lonsec: Australian equity markets ready to rebound

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... softer currency (usually) boosts exports. The Australian share market rallies as company profits improve and investors switch out of low yielding cash, term deposits and debt and into equities. Lonsec believes this easing cycle will end at 3.50% and ...

Govt overhauls aged care

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... advice. In the biggest revamp of the national aged care system in 15 years, the Gillard Government said the system will switch to a 'user-pays' means testing model that will factor in an individual's family home and other assets, which will lead to wealthier ...

AusSuper public sector division results from merger

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
A Public Sector Division of AustralianSuper will cater to AGEST member needs following the merger of the two funds. The division is designed to capture and build on AGEST's position in the provision of targeted services to public sector employees. "This ...

Future First joins Paragem

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... adopted Paragem's business model and non-conflicted advice proposition. Luke Provis, principal of Future First, said the switch from Hillross was about a cultural alignment of interests at licensing and advice level. "We enjoyed a long relationship with ...

MLC MasterKey Business Super wins mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
MLC MasterKey Business Super has won two corporate super mandates worth more than $10 million in combined funds under management. Western Australian-based mining drilling contractor Swick Mining Services and iron-ore producer Atlas will be moving their ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... for consumer education and financial advice due to a changing demographic as baby boomers move to retirement phase and switch to more conservative assets. Also - a larger financial system will invariably generate more complaints and breaches, so ASIC ...

Retail advice industry needs new models

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Super funds providing simple advice at a lower cost for clients is leaving advisers playing catch-up, according to an advice technology expert. FOFA will leave advisers needing to profitably service C&D clients in a fee-for-service environment if they ...

Benchmarked inflation protection doesn't stack up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... exposure to interest rate, inflation, liquidity and credit risk of a passive approach have provided the rationale for QIC's switch to a dynamic model. "What we're aiming to achieve is a real rate of return that's positive throughout the cycle." The dynamic ...