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Is super sexist?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... literacy campaign, which includes a report titled 'Is super sexist? Things to think about for women.' The super fund's report notes women typically retire with half the amount of retirement savings than men even though they account for roughly 50 per ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... auditors navigating superannuation legislation. Using eSAT, auditors can lodge reports online, identify contraventions, retain notes and compliance audit histories and review compliance audit outcomes. The software can be downloaded from the ATO website ...

Move for APRA fund level data gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... contains the information necessary to construct fund level returns, and some measures of risk associated with these returns," notes the paper. For example, they have proposed the starting point for each fund to be: their ABN, business name, trustee name ...

Make or break for PE managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... figures. In addition, a private equity manager's ability to use leveraging instruments to recapitalise is long gone. The report notes private equity managers that previously used these instruments may find their current debt position will impact medium ...

Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Global Investors (BGI) iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) received an 'approved' rating from Lonsec. The Lonsec report notes iShares ETFs represent an efficient, liquid and cost effective means for investors to gain index exposure to different equity ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... the problems 'are across the Treasury market curve' and are primarily affecting medium- and long-term debt, from two-year notes through 30-year bonds. National authorities in several countries have announced various plans over the past few weeks seeking ...

TOWER buys InsuranceLine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... cash component funded by bank debt and TOWER Australia will issue $37.5 million in shares and $37.5 million convertible notes to vendors. TOWER Australia's debt to equity ratio will now be 25 per cent, which is within the firm's gearing ratio limit of ...

Greater fool with no shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... securities. The Fed invoked its emergency powers and announced a US$290 billion program to purchase federal agency discount notes from primary dealers and launch an initiative allowing banks to borrow money for the purchase of Asset-Backed Commercial ...

Mahogany assesses Lehman exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed, Mahogany Capital is voluntarily suspending the trading of its $75 million Notes Series I ahead of possible financing issues with Lehman Brothers. The firm announced the trading halt two days ago and then ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Suncorp-Metway's mid-week private placement of A$400 million of prime RMBS via Apollo Series 2008-3 Trust. The 'AAA' rated notes, which have a 2.7 year weighted average life, were priced at 130 bps over bank bills. The 'AA-' rated subordinated tranche ...