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SMSFs exposed in related party transactions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Maria Siu, special counsel on Superannuation for Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers, said there had been renewed interest in super fund borrowing as SMSFs become more sophisticated. This can give rise to related-party transactions. For example ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... members want to know whether it is invested in infrastructure, shopping centers, mortgage securities, property, fixed interest. "We've got broad asset classes," she said. "But I think one of the things people really do value, is where is the money." ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Asian and New Zealand residential and aged care living providers are keenly watching the Australian market. "We have interest from Asia in residential aged care and to an extent retirement living as well and interest in New Zealand," he told Financial ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... where the market is still small in terms of products on offer compared with the US and Europe. "We definitely have an interest in expanding asset classes that are available in ETFs," he said. "There are regulatory constraints on being able to offer fixed ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... This is a repeat product that HSBC had launched in the past and for which it has recently experienced renewed investor interest. "Capital protection is even more critical now given what we've seen in the markets in the last few days," said Ian Collins ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... social media profile. Peter Fraser, a founding partner of social media intelligence company, SR7, told delegates that interest from boards to explore social media had skyrocketed over recent years, but there was trepidation as to how far it could go. ...

HOSTPLUS, IOOF allocate mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
Newly-licensed fund manager, Neuberger Berman Australia, has landed two mandates from HOSTPLUS and IOOF towards its global and emerging markets strategies. HOSTPLUS awarded Neuberger Berman a $90 million emerging markets equity mandate while IOOF has ...

Investment manager goes mobile

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
Ethical funds manager Hunter Hall has updated its website for portable compatibility, after new research revealed that a large number of users are accessing the site through mobile devices. Information technology and projects manager, Asher Lockhart ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... dollar and euro. HONG KONG - Asian stocks rallied, part of a global uptick after the US Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for at least two years. Tokyo rose 1.05 per cent, or 94.26 per cent, to 9,038.74, and Seoul gained 0.27 per ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Europe. But Keenan said Lonsec has a positive view for Australian equities in the medium to long term as Australia had high interest rates which it could cut and fiscal policy room to create stimulus if needed. "Our debt to GDP ratio is less than 20% ...