SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Funds management

The Federal Opposition has moved to gain favour with the funds management industry, flagging changes to the tax regime affecting foreign investors in Australian managed f...

Financial planning

Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Taxation Office are continuing investigations into alleged early release superannuation arran...

Funds management

As the current rate of superannuation inflows force Australian investors to look at investing in offshore listed stocks, fund managers should be wary of responding by flo...

Financial planning

Mercer Investment Consulting has signed up Genesys Wealth Advisers and Consultum Financial Planners to its new superannuation research tool, Mercer IS Super....

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Financial planning

One of the better performing investment strategies employed by superannuation funds in 2006 were multi-sector options with high weightings to local shares, according to r...

Financial planning

Vanguard is continuing its push into Asia, with South Korea next in its sights....

Financial planning

The majority of Australians want their superannuation funds to be more influential in the corporate governance, social and environmental practice standards of the compani...

Financial planning

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IFS executive chair Garry Weaven has called for independent research on a selection of superannuation fund members to show what fees they are paying and how their fund is...

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Financial planning

The costs of breach reporting to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission exceed the benefits that accrue t...

Superannuation

The Federal Government is moving to ensure that SMSFs can continue to invest in instalment warrants despite an adverse regulatory interpretation by both the ATO and APRA....

Funds management

Exploratory research conducted by CPA Australia has revealed why superannuation funds are reluctant to invest in private equity....

Financial planning

The FPA has advised that its investigation into the activities of Tasmanian-based adviser Brendan Moore has been wrapped up, with its disciplinary committee imposing only...

Financial planning

The key message of the FPA presentation to the Parliamentary Committee conducting the inquiry into the Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry was the need...

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