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SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... super fund (SMSF) industry's love affair with cash and term deposits shows little signs of abating, despite the lowering interest rates and resulting increase in inflation risk. According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) September quarter 2013 ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... other industry and retail super funds. Currently no other funds have come on board, though there have been expressions of interest and informal discussions. Greg Harper, general manager of advice services at Cbus, said the fund "couldn't be happier" ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September ...

AustralianSuper takes 50% stake in UK shopping centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Keynes. AustralianSuper has teamed up with BT Pension Scheme - one of the largest in the UK - with each fund taking a 50% interest in the centre, worth £270 million. The investment is the first transaction to be completed since AustralianSuper announced ...

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
GPT Group has conceded defeat to Dexus Property group and partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the battle to buy the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). GPT Group, which owns 11.72% of CPA, said in an announcement on the Australian ...

Dundas wins $240m super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Russell Hogan." Dundas chief executive McFarlane added: "We are pleased to see the strategy continue to grow and generate interest in the Australian market and feel it is a natural fit for the growing retiree market in Australia. "Working for Australian ...

Financial Index offers $130m for Centric Wealth

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... business KKR Asset Management (KKR), an affiliate of KKR & Co. KKR, for the proposed transaction. KKR will have an equity interest of around one-third in the merged group. "We believe the combined strength of Centric Wealth and FIWA underpinned by the ...

APRA issues warning on group risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... actuaries, APRA said it was their job as responsible officers to withstand this marketing pressure and act in the long term interest of policy holders rather that succumb to sales pressure from their colleagues. Despite the financial pressure being experienced ...