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AustralianSuper awards mandate to Henderson

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... The euro rose to $US1.3404 from $US1.3396 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower, with focus on the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the trading day. But Tokyo enjoyed another rally as data showed a surge ...

Government to table concessional contributions bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The government is expected to introduce legislation to ease penalties on excess concessional contributions into Parliament today. If amended, the Tax Laws Amendment Bill 2013 and Superannuation Imposition Bill 2013 will allow Australians to withdraw ...

FIIG appoints joint heads of intermediaries

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... services to financial planners, family offices and private banks. In their new roles managing the team, Jenkin and Gross will focus on business development, including long-lead time projects to integrate FIIG's products into third-party provider investment ...

Aust(Q) merger with AustralianSuper 'in members' interest'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The small Queensland-based industry super fund AUST(Q) Super has announced an 'in principle' merger with industry giant AustralianSuper, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes. AUST(Q) Super chair Bob Henricks said the merger ...

ME Bank wins A3 rating on super fund backing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... which was started by industry super funds, has been assigned an A3 rating by Moody's. The rating is a result of ME Bank's focus on providing low-risk residential mortgages to its members. "While it is a small bank in the Australian context, Moody's views ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... returned 25.67%, while the unhedged fund has returned 24.60%. The funds' lead portfolio manager Eric Sappenfield said they focus on investing in companies that have strong brands, unique assets, intellectual property or some other type of competitive ...

Customised portfolios ease FoFA burden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... services. Select Fund Services provides responsible entity (RE) services to numerous dealer group clients enabling licensees to focus on investment management and advice. In addition to pure governance and compliance functions, Select Fund Services also ...

IFM mulls Asia office

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Melbourne-based global manager Industry Funds Management (IFM) could set up a sales distribution office in Asia later this year as part of a strategy to raise capital from the region's large pension funds. IFM chief executive Brett Himbury told Financial ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...