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Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... apologises to all its stakeholders for this error and the confusion it may have caused," acting Treasury secretary Jan Harris said in a statement. Senator Sinodinos stood aside from as assistant treasurer in March while he faced questions from the Independent ...

HOSTPLUS to buy $600m Woolworths properties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Industry super fund HOSTPLUS had joined forces with Charter Hall Group to acquire a $603 million portfolio of properties from Woolworths-owned ALH Group. Woolworths described the deal, which is due to go down in October, as "one of the largest hotel ...

FSC annual conference 2014 - Day 1 newsletter

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... and a keynote presentation from ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell, APRA deputy chairman Ian Laughlin andA Treasury's Jan Harris. Read the newsletter for more.

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... it should operate properly. "At the time of the GFC the fact SMSF had low borrowing levels was a good thing," said Jan Harris, executive director of the markets group at the Commonwealth Treasury. Kell was more direct in his views, however: "At ASIC ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... ASIC's deputy chair Peter Kell,A APRA's deputy chair Ian Laughlin and the Treasury Department's executive director Jan Harris - on the hot seats to discuss the FSI and MySuper. As in previous years, the FSC invited overseas speakers to set the conference ...

Watching you watching me watching you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
"Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel..." - Noel Harrison It's up, it's down... it's goin' round and round. Yup Virginia, that's Wall Street for you. But the up one day (on dip ...

CommInsure nabs ANZ head of insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
CommInsure has appointed former ANZ head of general and life insurance Craig Harrison as its new general manager of wholesale life. Harrison will return to the Commonwealth Bank Group after 11 years. He was formally an executive manage manager in the ...

Guardian launches referral network strategy guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... parties, reviewing current arrangements and identifying the right partners and clients. Suncorp Life head of dealerships Simon Harris said: "Finding new clients is key to sustaining and growing a thriving practice. Our goal is to train advisers to form ...

Towers Watson grows Australian team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
Towers Watson has made three additions to its Australian investments team, a move it says was driven by increased demand. Two of the appointments were asset consultants. Felicity Walsh will join the Sydney office as an investment consultant, while Alek ...

Advisers encouraged to use tech to boost soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Financial advisers are being encouraged to build and strengthen their relationships with clients through technology. Marketing coach and author Terry Brock will be working with Synchron advisers using apps in their smartphones and tablets that can help ...