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Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Three leading super funds have supported calls for the industry to disclose executive pay the same way listed companies do, following the release of the Cooper report that asked whether super funds should adopt the same corporate governance rules as ...

Planners locked out of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
A fee for service model for SMSFs could result in a segment of financial planners locked out of the fastest growing superannuation sector. The Cooper Review's Phase Three - Issues Paper raises the financial planning remuneration issue and questions ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon with weaker financial and resources sectors offsetting gains in retail and consumer stocks. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.7 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,621.5, while the broader ...

ETF Securities ramps up for 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
ETF Securities has gained $100 million in local funds to its exchange traded commodities product (ETC) and is looking to ramp up its local sales activity next year. Nigel Phelan, head of sales for Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the ...

Brand survey highlights top banks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
A brand survey of the major banks in Australia could shed some light on how consumers may view their wealth management products. Each bank or financial institution distributes wealth management products including superannuation and managed funds to ...

Ascalon appoints head of distribution

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Ascalon Capital Managers has appointed BT Financial Group executive Jason Collins to the newly created role of head of distribution. Collins starts with Ascalon in February next year, and joins the team from related company BT Financial Group, where ...

Westpac Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
The $2.5 billion Westpac Staff Super has changed the way it calculates death and TPD cover - introducing a tiered structure to better meet members' lifecycle insurance needs. Westpac Staff Super, which had $2.46 billion at the end of June according ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian trustees looking to slash fees should have a good look at the US public sector quasi-industry fund, the Thrift Savings Plan, that uses Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) to deliver total fees of just 0.15 per cent. Thrift is a US pension fund used ...

Company sales earnings on hold till 2011: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian listed companies may not start posting solid earnings growth for at least another calendar year, an investment expert predicts. Matthew Drennan, general manager of investments at Zurich Financial Services Australia, said overall, local listed ...

Sandhurst wins RE mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Sandhurst Trustees has become the Responsible Entity for the Adelaide Cash Management Trust and the AMF Yield Fund. Sandhurst Trustees, a subsidiary of Bendigo Bank, assumed the Responsible Entity status for the two funds on 12 November. The previous ...