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TT International adds two to investment team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... nine years as a director and senior investment analyst in the Asian Equities team in Hong Kong. He had regional responsibility for Australia, New Zealand and Greater China. Robertson joins from the University Superannuation Scheme in the UK where he ...

FSC lobbies against super "7 year gap"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... recommendation that more countries should consider raising their pension ages during a speech in 'The Global Age of Responsibility, Reinventing Bretton Woods Conference,' in Washington this week. Hockey's words reinvigorated the debate about the potential ...

Cbus to launch 'self-managed' product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... account balances." However, he argued that this was not necessarily a negative motivation. "We think that it's a responsibility on the fund to provide those members who want to have more control to be able to do that within the fund." He added that the ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Bloomberg has negotiated a strategic partnership with UBS to allow its index business responsibility for governance, calculation, distribution and licensing of the bank's commodity indexes. From 1 July, the indexes will be renamed from the Dow Jones-UBS ...

Hockey signals pension age might climb to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... raising the pension age to make them affordable. In a major speech he presented this week to the 'The Global Age of Responsibility, Reinventing Bretton Woods Conference,' in Washington, the Treasurer said the number of retirees in Australia will double ...

SMSFs need no more regulation: Treasury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... their superannuation. "Continuation of the light-touch compliance framework allows individuals to take greater responsibility over their decisions without being subject to the requirements of the prudential regulatory framework. This position should ...

AFA focuses FSI submission on FoFA "misinformation campaign"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... upon consumer confidence in financial advice." The organisation noted that the ASIC Act includes the regulator's responsibility to "promote the confident and informed participation of investors and consumers in the financial system." "This objective ...

Incoming NAB CEO to look at "legacy issues"

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... disciplined approach to implementation of the strategy. In the course of his time at the bank, Andrew has also had responsibility for NAB's Asian and US operations. As a member of the group executive team, his energy, vision and ability to motivate employees ...

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over responsibility from the Department of Human Services for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This move is part of the government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... theory pass after 1 July, making the changes permanent. However, Finance Minister Matthias Cormann, who now has responsibility for Sinodinos' portfolio, decided not to pursue this controversial move, described by opposition spokesperson for financial ...