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New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... Inquiry, the Government's proposed reforms will include a requirement that all APRA-regulated superannuation funds have a minimum of one third independent directors on their trustee board and an independent chair. The new draft legislation will include ...

FIIG launches fixed income MDA service

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... their needs. FIIG acts as custodian for the investments in MIPS and J.P. Morgan has been appointed as sub-custodian. The minimum investment amount is $250,000 or $5 million for a customised program.

Minimum $200k SMSF balance "completely incorrect"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... recommendation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) should hold a minimum balance of $200,000. Townsends Law special counsel on superannuation Michael Hallinan said ASIC's comments - included ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... specialising in the scheme to get access to investments in China. The new rules stipulate that at least $500,000 of the minimum $5 million investment must go into venture capital funds and $1.5 million must go into 'emerging companies', providing a boon ...

ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... receives Royal Assent, whichever is later. The government's draft legislation proposes that APRA-regulated funds have a minimum of one-third independent directors on their trustee board and an independent chair. The reform suggests APRA will have ...

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... the aim of raising a,-50 billion over the course of the bail-out." "These commitments -the statement notes dryly- are minimum requirements to start the negotiations with the Greek authorities." "Minimum requirements"? Kill me now, please. Mea culpa. ...

ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... companies - which either had just one female director, or none at all - of the 30% target that is "fast becoming seen as the minimum benchmark in corporate Australia," according to ACSI's statement. This goal was crystallised in ACSI's formal policy ...

SMSFs to access Berkshire Hathaway from Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... structured products that provide exposure to the performance of Berkshire Hathaway. The three-year investment requires a minimum of $50,000, which Sequoia is willing to finance 100% by way of a limited recourse loan, with interest fixed at 6.35% per ...

BT launches direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... retail investors to buy into a number of equities portfolios and exchange traded funds (ETFs). BT Go-invest requires a minimum investment of $10,000 and the tool can be accessed through mobile and tablet devices. Investors also have the ability to track ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...