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Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... for managing demography by building savings, it must be squarely calibrated to reduce pension costs as our demographic profile changes. A dollar saved should be a reduced pension outlay. However, current settings have not made this clear. For instance ...

Law firm targets disgruntled advice clients using Twitter

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... explained that consumers often do not realise that they have been recommended products that inappropriate to their risk profile and that there is a time limit to claim. "Later than that limit, their rights will expire," Walter said. He said that inquiries ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... of professional bodies. Those included in the register will also need to notify ASIC of any relevant changes to their profile. The register will launch on March 31 and it is an initiative supported by all industry bodies. The Australian Bankers Association ...

Law firm deems SIV changes unworkable

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... between Australia and China is vast. "In China there are more opportunities for much more lucrative VC returns. But the risk profile is the same. So why take that risk in Australia? "We cannot assume that the lure of residency will be enough, as these ...

ANZ Australia CEO steps down, replacement announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... franchise is now stronger than ever with consistent above system growth in home and business lending, a stronger funding profile and high levels of customer satisfaction and staff engagement," ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said.

ACSI chief executive to step down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... Noonan said. "We will miss his professionalism, his intellectual rigour, his organisational skills and his excellent public profile."

LaSalle acquires Tokyo office complex

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) has acquired a mixed-use office complex in central Tokyo. The Meguro Gajoen complex comprises the Arco Tower and Arco Tower Annex office spaces, Meguro Gajoen banquet hall and hotel and the Arco Square retail ...

ATO recovers $30 million from HSBC accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... bank accounts with a total combined holdings of $1.2 billion held by nearly 500 clients linked to Australia. Certain high-profile Australians, such as model Elle Macpherson, former ANZ chair Charles Goode and late media proprietor Kerry Packer, have ...

Profile: MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Leeanne Turner's lifelong career in superannuation came about by accident. Growing up near Canberra, she had initially thought she'd like to be a teacher. But like many 20-year-olds, she decided to put that off for a while and travel to Europe. To do ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... investment professionals such as Mason Stevens as the way of the future. This enables advisers to match the investors risk profile to appropriate product structure across accumulation and retirement phases." According to Centuria, the bond is best-suited ...