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SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Partners Superannuation Services research has found one in 12 self managed super funds (SMSF) continue to break Australian Tax Office (ATO) rules, but the range of non-compliance offenses had tapered. The SMSF research is based on an audit of almost ...

QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... outcomes for our clients," said McTaggart. "Structuring teams by investment strategy brings complementary skills and research functions together, with the aim of generating better risk-adjusted returns for clients," he said. Wrapping up the restructure ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... the bill and has beaten all other major asset classes in fattening investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) and Atchison Consultants, direct property ...

Trust and Russell redefine philanthropic investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... including Perennial Value Management, 452 Capital and JM Asset Management. Alliance Capital Management, Bernstein Investment Research Management, Turner Investment Partners and several other firms will manage the international shares allocation of the ...

Finland the most low risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... Finland boasts the most transparent financial market in the world - making it the prime spot for low risk investments, new research shows. According to the Milken Institute, a higher number of countries are adopting the International Financial Reporting ...

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... Unisys Asia Pacific vice president and general manager. Established in June 2006, the Unisys Security Index uses survey research conducted by Newspoll. The results are then weighted to the Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

Hooley named State Street pres and COO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... promotion means Hooley will be responsible for all the firm's worldwide services across investment servicing, investment research and trading and securities finance. Hooley said he was committed to leveraging the advantages the firm had in terms of global ...

Few takers for independent tag: FSI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... only 11 can legally call themselves "independent", according to a specialist compliance and licensing company. Field research conducted over the last few years by FSI Consulting claims that fewer than 12 advisers have been identified as "independent ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... the duty, life insurers will be reducing their premiums by virtually that same amount in many cases," he said. "[Our research] shows there is usually a proportional take up in terms of customer buying when premiums do go down generally, so we would expect ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... ratings. So far, Mercer has commenced interviews with 50 managers based in China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The overall research will also include a survey of more than 200 managers worldwide. The results of the interviews with managers on the ground ...