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Safeguard wills with specialist advice: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... advice to ensure wills are up-to-date and legally valid to reflect any material family and financial changes, according to a legal expert. Equity Trustees estate planning lawyer Stephanie Smith said such issues should be addressed early in 2018 and urged ...

Marriage equality and the estate plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Australian same-sex couples can legally marry from today and financial advisers are being reminded of the estate planning challenges this historic occasion may trigger for clients. While the ability to legally wed brings considerable benefits as a result ...

Sunsuper director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... first joined the board in July 2016, will step down to focus on the expansion of her industrial relations consultancy and legal practice, effective January 2018. She brought more than 25 years' experience to the role and is currently servicing as president ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... violating our policies?-?directly or indirectly?-?I will not hesitate to terminate the employee immediately and take appropriate legal action."

Industry super fund names new chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... years at the helm. Mander has accrued over 16 years' experience as a non-executive director and more than 30 years as a legal practitioner in both private and corporate practice. She currently serves as chair of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment ...

Aurora traces stolen $1 million to former owner

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... was later bought by Keybridge Capital, which then sold it just over a year later. In May, SAM noted it was investigating legal options with regards to a $324,000 bill received from Aurora, saying it "strongly denies that these funds are payable to Aurora ...

CommInsure life insurance ads misleading: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... processes and procedures and will report to ASIC by 30 June 2018 of its results. It will pay $300,000 to the Financial Rights Legal Centre's Insurance Law Service, a specialist consumer insurance advice service that helps vulnerable, low income and disadvantaged ...

HESTA wins big at AIST awards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Industry super fund HESTA scooped the pool at last nights' 10th annual AIST Awards for Excellence in Melbourne last night. The fund took home three awards, including the award for Best Internal Communication Campaign for their "Eight Great Mates" campaign ...

Deutsche Asset Management rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... and across its active, passive and alternatives range - will unite under one umbrella and operate autonomously under a new legal structure coming into effect in the first quarter of 2018. It will also launch a new logo. Xtrackers and RREEF, its exchange-traded ...

Cbus expands senior investment team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Macquarie Group, A.T. Kearney and McKinsey & Co. Elizabeth Weston is also joining Cbus in a new investments team role as head of legal and governance, based in Melbourne. She has experience across asset management in Australia and the UK, having held ...