Importing PSD with Layer-Groups in AE - No align Anchor Point

Hey folks!
I am importing a PSD file into AE.
This PSD includes "normal layers" and "layer-groups".
At the import-dialouge i choose "Footage Dimension: Layer Size", to get the anchor point in the center of my objects.
This works just fine in case of the "normal layers", but the "layer-groups" (wich turn into comps in AE) didn't have an align anchor point. Instead of this it is in the center of the whole PSD-file.
Is there any trick to handle this problem?
Thanks a lot!

That's a limitation you have to live with. After all, the PSD dimensions are used for the comp size and in PS groups are just that - organizational structures, not real transform hierarchies, so there is no persistent information.
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