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Hatfield opts out of Packer's new Pengana

Only weeks after a Packer led consortium announced it was taking over Malcolm Turnbull's struggling Pengana Hedge Funds, its former principal, Damien Hatfield, together with its chief executive officer, Russell Pillemer, have sold out of the business. ...

Commonwealth revives Colonial hybrid

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
Commonwealth Bank's treasury managers have revived a controversial funding structure to sell $700 million in hybrid capital. CBA issued a bland and brief announcement yesterday that said the bank planned to issue ill-defined "Funds Management Securities". ...

Preferred partner menus don't compromise quality: Asgard

Asgard Wealth Solutions' chief executive, Geoff Lloyd, has dismissed concerns that the group's proposed preferred partner program compromises the quality of their investment menus. Last week the group said it asked 20 fund managers, shortlisted after ...

Fund advertising is essential: Retailers Assoc

The Australian Retailers Association, the employer group that is the principal sponsor of the public offer industry fund REST, has told the Senate Super Inquiry that post-choice super funds have no choice but to advertise. "Advertising is an essential ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The New Zealand Government's proposal to let their KiwSaver scheme members divert part of their super into home mortgages may not be as crazy as it seems, particularly if it helps boost total retirement savings. "The Australian Government should look ...

Industry funds save 26 per cent in fees: study

A new study has found that industry funds deliver 26 per cent more in retirement savings than retail master trusts due to lower fees, refueling debate on how super funds deliver value-for-money to their members. Superannuation research firm SuperRatings ...

Business doesn't buy compulsory healthcare: Watson Wyatt

While Australian companies are happy to contribute to their employees' retirement needs through compulsory super, four out of five draw the line on compulsory healthcare, according to an Asia-Pacific study released today. The findings were from the ...

Expats lose out on super

Foreigners with sizeable superannuation savings who plan to work or migrate to Australia will be disadvantaged under the new super laws and could be forced to keep their savings offshore or face higher local tax rates. Under existing rules relating ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
The national accounts released yesterday show that Australia's GDP grew at only 0.3 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis. The increase in GDP was a consequence of an increase of 0.5 per cent in final consumption expenditure, 0.3 per cent in private ...

Scale fails to buy cheaper premiums

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
For superannuation fund trustees arguing that scale is a panacea, as far as insurance is concerned it has very little impact on pricing premiums, according to a Rainmaker report. Rainmaker's associate director of research, Andrew Keevers, said the 2006 ...