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Global Wealth Partners to launch fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... "Diversification lies at the heart of any sound investment strategy but Australian investors, particularly those with self-managed super funds and self-funded retirees, are significantly underweight global assets," head of MAAM Andrew Martin said. GWP ...

ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees with net assets of at least $2.5 million could be classified as wholesale investors by their financial advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has determined. The regulator has issued ...

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Australia's financial regulators do not want to oversee self managed super funds (SMSF) deliberately avoiding the question when asked at the FSC conference whether they should or would if given an opportunity to do so. "We don't want to regulate SMSFs," ...

Barrack St raises $16 million through IPO

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... boutique Australian equities manager ECP Asset Management, headed by Dr. Manny Pohl. Barrack St will target self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors and it aims to achieve medium to long-term capital growth and income through fully franked dividends ...

Mercer launches its own MDI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... industry wide move to offer superannuants more control over their investments, in an attempt to stem the flow to self-managed super funds (SMSFs).

Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
A flat 15% tax on post-retirement investment earnings would solve the problem of lost tax revenue through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to Andrew Baker, managing partner at Tria Investment Partners. Speaking at an event hosted ...

Unmet SMSF advice needs a boon for advisers

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
More than 286,000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have unmet advice needs, representing a huge opportunity for financial advisers, according to new research from Investment Trends. SMSFs who say they have unmet advice needs are prepared to pay up to ...

Select brings Neuberger Berman hedge fund strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Select Fund Services has made a Neuberger Berman fund-of-hedge-funds strategy available to retail and self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors. The launch of the Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust gives local investors access to the firm's Absolute Return ...

ASIC obtains court orders against former Ballast adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Federal Court in Perth has issued orders to restrain a former Ballast Financial Management authorised representative from providing financial advice and dealing in financial products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Unlisted property fund managers who fail to adequately disclose risks are placing investors in a vulnerable position according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said a review into the sector's ...