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Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... superannuation regulation, particularly around governance, return objectives, risk and value to members," said Anne Ward, chair of Qantas Super and CIE. "With its new powers to set prudential standards, APRA's role will be to rigorously enforce a focus ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Trio Capital. John Godfrey was a non-executive director of Trio between February 2005 and June 2007, as well as being chair of the board from June 2005 to February 2007. Godfrey is the first person whose enforceable undertaking was accepted by the prudential ...

ASIC wants more pay disclosure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... closely related parties voting on adoption of the remuneration report for the purposes of providing some guidance to the chair of annual general meetings. Options provided included providing members of the KMP with a pro forma letter with instructions ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... the adviser had an actual conflict of interest to the way they were remunerated. Other speakers included Jenni Mack, chair of consumer group CHOICE, who touched on the cost and benefits of the proposed FOFA reforms. Mack maintained the figures being ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... how you make this work and how do you transition a large group of people into a new regime," said Conway. Matthew Rowe, chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), also commented on the exemption stating that the FPA supports the raising of standards. ...

Cavendish MD named SPAA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Andrew Hamilton will succeed Sharyn Long as chair of SPAA for a fixed two year period, in addition to his current role as managing director for SMSF administrator, Cavendish Superannuation. The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia ...

AVCAL appoints new chair

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association has appointed David Brown as the new Chair of the governing Council. Brown, who has been a Member of the Council for the past three and a half years, formally takes over the role at the next ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... South East Asia and increasingly India, remain extremely important for Australian business in 2012. "When Bernanke [Ben, chair of the US Federal Reserve] talked about the green shoots of recovery, he should have talked about bamboo shoots...even a slowing ...

FSC chief made chair of Landcom

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Council John Brogden will step down from the board of the Sydney Ports Corporation in the wake of his appointment as chair of another state owned body. New South Wales Planning Minister Brad Hazzard announced on Friday that Brogden would replace William ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Bernie Ripoll has grilled the Financial Planning Association over claims the proposed annual Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at ...