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Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
Known for his unwavering commitment and support of financial advisers, respected business development veteran Ron Grima passed away on July 2 after a short battle with motor neurone disease. Most recently a business development manager on Australian ...

Hostplus enters merger talks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
The $43 billion Hostplus is probing the possibility of a merger with another industry fund. Hostplus and the $566 million Club Super have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to formally pursue discussions and undertake a comprehensive due diligence ...

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... members. The typical member is around 34 years old, has a lower balance and works in the hospitality, recreation, tourism and sport industries but the fund is open offer. Watson said the SMSF options are not targeted at the typical member. It has about ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... contribution to the timber industry through his presidency of the Timber Trade Industrial Association and additionally to sport in Canberra through his presidency of the Federal Golf Club." First Super manages about $3.1 billion for about 55,000 memb ...

Government bans superannuation funds treating employers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
New legislation has put an end to trustees incentivising employers to appoint them as their default superannuation fund. Part of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019 bans ...

NAB ends introducer payments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank will no longer make referral payments to introducers. NAB chief executive Philip Chronican said ending "introducer" payments was part of NAB's ongoing efforts to be a better bank following the Royal Commission. He said: "Through ...

AMP Capital scores AFL stadium interest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... Savage said the fund was delighted to have secured an interest in the stadium, noting social infrastructure projects such as sport stadiums were of particular interest, given their predictable revenue and benefits for the economy they're embedded ...

Hayne targets superannuation employer connections

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne took a hard-line against hawking superannuation products and the practices of "treating" employers in his final Royal Commission report. Hayne wants the hawking or unsolicited offer of superannuation products to be prohibited ...

Royal Commission on social media: Executives grilled

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission turned its attention financial services executives this week, commentators took to twitter to have their say. The evidence in the Royal Commission skillfully examined by star QC Rowena ORR is stunning. Board requested former ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank has responded to widespread criticism of its longstanding Dollarmites program. Executive general manager of the bank's retail arm, Mark Jones said CBA is proud of its school banking program, which has been running now for 87 years. ...