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Elana Rubin retires from AustralianSuper board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... 1992 to 2006. Rubin has also served and chaired several fund committees including Investment; Member and Employer Services; Audit, Compliance and Risk Management; Nomination and Remuneration; and Budget Review. "I am delighted that Heather will succeed ...

Cypriot banks to re-open sans banking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... heck, you wouldn't even be able to encash checks (American spelling). But you can leave in four days (says head of internal audit at the Central Bank of Cyprus, Yiangos Demetriou) or seven days (according to Athens newspaper Kathimerini). Yes Virginia ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Corporate governance is still an issue of concern when investing in Asian markets and while international financial centres such as Singapore or Hong Kong have improved tremendously, there are still problems that need to be tackled. A survey conducted ...

SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Draft legislation rules for self managed super funds on related party transactions has alarmed industry association SPAA, which claims the provisions are unnecessarily complex and will add compliance costs. The new provisions are contained in Schedule ...

Slight lift in women presence on boards: ACSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... members at ASX200 listed companies are women, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual audit on board diversity released yesterday. According to ACSI, female board members have gone from 14% last year to 15.5, with ...

Super operating costs rise to $150 per member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... administering superannuation funds have increased despite savings made through economies of scale, data from Deloitte shows. The audit, consulting and advice giant said that costs per member broke the $150 mark for the first time in 2012, representing ...

ASIC imposes AFSL conditions on Lionsgate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... adequate measures in place to meet its record-keeping obligations, and implement effective supervisory arrangements such as an audit program. ASIC has varied Lionsgate's AFS licence to include conditions that require the appointment of an independent ...

New approved audit forms now available

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
APRA has released the Approved Audit Report Form for superannuation funds with reporting periods commencing on or after 1 July 2012. The regulator noted that the form has been revised to accommodate some strategic changes. These include removal of Part ...

Auditions still on for charity RockStar gig

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) committee is calling for a few more financial services professionals to participate in the 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' charity event on March 21. FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' competition ...

Centric Wealth appoints new board member

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... the board of Urban Growth NSW and is chair of both the Community Relations Commission and the Australian Technology Park's Audit and Risk committee. She is also the Managing Director of Business Benefits International Pty Ltd, which specialises in strategic ...