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Shell Super to outsource to Plum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Shell Australia Superannuation Fund (Shell) is set outsource its superannuation to Plum Financial Services Ltd (Plum), once it gets trustee sign off. Shell made the announcement in a member update this week. "The decision as to whether or not a transfer ...

Advisers should facilitate philanthropic giving

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Tax payers should not look at philanthropy as simply a way of finding deductions, and financial advisers should facilitate philanthropic giving, Opportunity International Australia says. Only 2.1% of Australians have a financial planners offering advice ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Industry fund NGS Super is currently designing an ethical option that will include environmentally sound investments with other ethical investments such as social benefit bonds (SSBs). "We are taking our current green shares option, and folding that ...

ASIC updates MIS guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... operators of schemes and their advisers, ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said. The document focuses on the steps to acquire an interest in the scheme and the powers and rights of the responsible entity. It also refers to complaints by retail clients and ...

Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... 2013 and the minimum investment is $50,000. Investors must borrow the full amount, which is capital protected, at 4.95% interest and pay an on-going 1.1% per annum currency management fee over the three-year term. The minimum outlay is $9,075 representing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed sharply lower, with sentiment hit by weak eurozone data on the eve of an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank as well as fears the Fed will begin cutting monetary stimulus. Official data showed ...

Investment strategy differences derail super merger talks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The abandonment of merger talks between industry funds VicSuper and Vision Super came down to a disagreement about investment strategy, both parties told the Financial Standard. VicSuper Chief Executive Michael Dundon and Vision Super acting Chief executive ...

Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... the long run," said Merlicek. Legg Mason head of marketing Anthony Pesutto said that Legg Mason was seeing significant interest from both multi-manager funds and dealer groups for tailored solutions. "It's much easier for global players like ourselves ...

ANZ launches SMSF investment solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
ANZ Global Markets has launched an investment solution addressed at self-managed super funds (SMSF) focused on generating additional yield from their portfolios. ANZ Argon Notes was created after ANZ realised that most investors are more interested ...

Next government to reconsider super taxes: Grattan Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... 2013, behind only hospitals and infrastructure spending, he noted in his presentation. "Over the last decade, specific interest groups often stymied [reform] simply by identifying a 'loser' group. Reforms from the GST, to carbon pricing, to Gonski, were ...