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Crowe Horwath acquires QLD firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Findex-owned national accounting and financial advisory group Crowe Horwath has acquired a Queensland accountancy firm. The Queensland arm of Moore Stephens has reached an agreement to become part of Crowe Horwath. Commenting on the agreement, Findex ...

BOQ director announces resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
The Bank of Queensland has announced the resignation of a non-executive director. Standing down is Neil Berkett. He is currently chair of The Guardian Media Group, a non-executive director at Sage, and was the former chief executive of Virgin Media ...

Qualitas adds two directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Real estate investment management firm Qualitas has made two senior appointments to its Sydney team. Diana Saw joins as director, risk management, and Ivan Katz as director, private capital. The new roles have been created as the firm expands its Sydney-based ...

MFSIM execs use $143.5m in client money to repay debts

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Five former executives of MFS Investment Management (MFSIM), now known as ACN, have been found liable for breaching their directors' and officers' duties by the Supreme Court of Queensland. The MFS Group, subsequantly known as Octaviar, collapsed in ...

Industry super fund establishes insurance company

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
The power of industry regulation has again shown its hand, paving the way for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds to establish its own registered life insurance company. From 1 July federal legislation will require all super funds to have ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

IFM Investors appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
IFM Investors has appointed an independent chair to the investment advisory committee of its IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund. Brad Vann is a legal practitioner with almost 35 years' experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects. He has advised ...

QIC makes first agribusiness acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
QIC has entered a binding agreement to acquire an 80% controlling interest in the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAP). The agreement marks QIC's first major agriculture acquisition since announcing its agribusiness strategy and intention to grow ...

MyState appoints former Virgin Money chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Banking and wealth management group MyState has appointed to its board a former Virgin Money chief executive and Bank of Queensland group executive. Joining MyState as a non-executive director is Brian Bissaker, with the appointment effective as of ...

Registrations for Adviser Big Day Out VICTAS closing soon

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Registrations will soon close for the Victoria and Tasmania legs of the Advisers Big Day Out tour. The Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) program is an independently conducted professional development Roadshow, designed to give financial advisers and planners ...