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Certitude appoints new regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Certitude's relationships with advisers and investors. Akele has over 25 years' experience in the financial planning and funds management industry. Prior to joining Certitude, he consulted to boutique fund managers on their sales and distribution strategies ...

Bennelong expands Long Short Equity team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... investment consultant with Towers Perrin's Asset Consulting Practice. In total, he has over 10 years of experience in the funds management industry. "With the expansion of our product offering since the successful launch of the new Alpha 200 Fund earlier ...

ASIC obtains court orders against former Ballast adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Joan Pearson and Colisa. The regulator sought the orders as part of its investigation into the adviser's use of investor funds, which were largely from self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). ASIC is not investigating the conduct of Ballast itself ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... long-term debt ratings of Australia's big four banks to Aa2 from Aa1, citing their relatively high reliance on overseas funds rather than local deposits." ""The downgrade reflects our view of the Australian banking system's structural sensitivity to ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... was 'disappointing'. "The results are disappointing especially when, at a time in the rise of self-managed superannuation funds, many Australians are looking to invest in real estate. Property schemes have become popular investment vehicles for such ...

Banks will struggle to profit from super: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... scrutiny from the Financial System Review - is making it impossible for banks to continue charging high fees for their retail funds. This led him to question whether superannuation will continue to be profitable for the banks. "Banks are increasingly ...

Former Macquarie exec resurfaces at BT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... marketing Chris Clayton, Mouat will be responsible for marketing and servicing institutional clients including superannuation funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies. Prior to taking a sabbatical in May last year, Mouat was at Macquarie ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... for employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. An independent ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Well over half of all superannuation funds still do not have any independent trustee directors, and most of those have no intention of appointing any, a report by Mercer has found. According to the Mercer Superannuation Governance Survey 2014, 19 of ...

Packer launches $200 million philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... The Foundation will be funded jointly by the Packer Family Foundation and the Crown Resorts Foundation - which receives funds from Packers world-wide entertainment businesses. Packer Family Foundation chair Gretel Packer announced the $200 million National ...