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Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Speaking at the Investment and Administration Conference in Sydney yesterday, Haynes said that MDI options are currently not meeting this test. "The implementation of member direct investments needs to ...

Get longevity risk right on DLAs, warns APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... Ian Laughlin, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Laughlin said that APRA will pay close attention to DLA providers' longevity risk calculations, in addition to investment ...

Laminar awarded hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... Australian hedge fund of the year award for its Laminar Credit Opportunities Fund at a ceremony at The Star in Sydney yesterday. The fixed interest fund invests in a range of corporate bonds, bank debt, credit derivatives, bank loans, commercial paper ...

New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... the UBS Australia Bank Bill Index over a rolling five year period. Presenting the new strategy at a briefing in Sydney yesterday, AllianceBernstein senior portfolio manager Alison Martier said with interest rates across the globe at record lows, managers ...

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... to David Hughes, a partner at law firm Small Myers Hughes. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference in Sydney yesterday, Hughes said that of the 32 cases he looked at - largely involving excess contributions tax (ECT) and non-compliance - the ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... Australian's superannuation savings. Speaking at the CPA's annual self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) conference in Sydney yesterday, the former Labor politician said it was a primary concern for the industry and a threat to confidence. "The property ...

Business leaders donate big to Salvos

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... of $2 million at the launch of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal at a lunch held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney yesterday. Guest speakers Fortescue Metal Group chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and his wife Nicola presented a check for $1 million ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's annual SMSF conference in Sydney yesterday, Cormann said that people were looking for clarity on the rules governing their retirement savings. "Should we win the ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... qualified provider from any other individual purporting to have this expertise," he said. At a media briefing in Sydney yesterday, FPA general manager, policy and conduct, Dante De Gori said that the whole industry was supporting the bill. "The feedback ...

Pricing of unlisted assets call for new model: Northfield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... that provides analytical tools to institutional investors and asset managers, was at an investment briefing in Sydney yesterday hosted by FACTSET. The group's executive Nick Wade demonstrated their integrated model approach and said that it analyses ...