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New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Qantas Super will change how it manages equities with an after-tax reporting system for managers developed with Seattle-based firm Parametric. Chief investment officer Andrew Spence said the new system was the latest step in a range of solutions aimed ...

Planners ignore EMs when advising clients

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Most financial planners have never mentioned emerging markets to their clients, said a Goldman Sachs Asset Management Survey. Of the more than 1000 "active" investors surveyed, 83% said that their financial planner had never mentioned investing in countries ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
A Melbourne partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been banned from auditing until 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle ...

FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Formal discussions on an intergovernmental tax agreement were welcomed yesterday by the Financial Services Council. The Gillard Government announced this week that discussions have commenced with the United States on an intergovernmental agreement for ...

Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Funding announced on Friday to encourage women onto superannuation boards looks like a handout to minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten's "union mates," said Mathias Cormann, shadow minister for superannuation. Rather than ...

Searching for conviction: Premium China study tour

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Premium China Funds Management (PCFM) has just wrapped up a study tour of China, which saw more than 50 Australian financial advisers get a first-hand feel of two cities in a country that's never far from the headlines. While its economic strength is ...

NSW and CFS partner in first gov retail annuity bond

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Colonial First State (CFS) and the NSW Government have announced a new arrangement that will see the NSW Waratah Annuity Bond offered on the CFS FirstWrap, one of the fastest growing platforms in the industry. The NSW Waratah Annuity Bond, developed ...

Deutsche Bank restructures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Deutsche Bank has created a new integrated Asset & Wealth Management division at the global level, calling the unit an "essential part" of the universal banking model and effectively curtailing earlier speculation it was up for sale. The new division's ...

Macquarie invests in mobile apps for advisers/brokers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Macquarie is expanding access to its insights and information by further investing in range of mobile applications for its advisers and mortgage brokers. Following the successful launch of four mobile applications during the past year, Macquarie's long-running ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Future Fund has defended its investments in subsidiaries based in known tax-havens during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the ...