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Government scraps philanthropic donation fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Philanthropists will no longer need to pay fees to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to donate listed shares and managed funds. The Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership, which includes Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison and Assistant ...

PIMCO appoints former Lonsec CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Heading PIMCO Australia's new investment due diligence group will be former Lonsec Research chief executive, David Erdonmez. Erdonmez will be entering the role of senior vice president and account manager at PIMCO, beginning in June. He will report ...

India multi asset fund to list on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
India Fund Limited has launched an initial public offering (IPO) with plans to list on the ASX as a listed investment company (LIC). The fund is looking to raise up to $100 million with a minimum subscription of $35 million and has Morgans as its lead ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
From July new Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants must invest a minimum of $5 million across three complying arrangements after new rules were formally announced by the federal government. To comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... evolution of trading platform, which share some of the benefits of a master trust yet allow investors to by-pass the managed fund structure and own the portfolio directly in their own name," Green said. Englund said it was important to remember that ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... ASIC's crackdown on dodgy property and other investment schemes promoted by unlicensed 'advisers'." "Setting up a self-managed fund as a vehicle to borrow money for dubious investment 'get rich quick' schemes that leave the fund heavily geared with over-valued ...

Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... a recent event that he was not certain an announcement about gearing would change the investment pattern of self-managed fund trustees. "We've only just seen the assistant treasurer with something about gearing in SMSFs and what that will be I don't ...

Appetite for managed funds growing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... researcher's '2014 Investor Product Needs Report' reveals that 46% of investors are open to considering an unlisted managed fund investment, including 7% who intend to make a managed fund investment in the next 12 months. The growing interest is partly ...

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Four funds from Van Eck's exchange-traded funds arm, Market Vectors, have been added to Colonial First State's FirstWrap platform. Established in 2006, Market Vectors has ETFs that cover multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and currency ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The average active fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of ...