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ASFA board changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... memberships. The board composition was revealed following ASFA's annual general meeting at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast. Michael Easson is independent chair, HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia and REST chief executive Damian Hill are the ...

Company director jailed after mishandling funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
A former Gold Coast company director has been jailed for four years after he pleaded guilty to mishandling millions of dollars of company funds. Frederick Hansen pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court to two counts of dishonestly using his position ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... Kolbusz. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference on the Gold Coast, Kolbusz said banks and super funds are uniquely placed to capitalise on digital advice, given that "people will always ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair Jim Minto. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto argued it was only natural that super funds, given their significant shareholder voting power, should ensure better ...

Elders celebrates award winners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... first two recipients of its education scholarship program. Announced at the Elders Financial Planning Conference on the Gold Coast, Elders revealed the recipients of its chief executive, rising star, practice of the year and high achiever award. Ray ...

AZ NGA subsidiary makes first acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... Retirement Specialists (Aspire). Aspire services more than 500 clients across its three offices in North Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, and represents more than $110 million in assets under advice. Logiro chief executive Chris Shiels ...

ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... ASIC began proceedings in the Federal Court seeking financial penalties and banning orders following the collapse of Gold Coast based LMIM against founder Peter Drake and former directors Francene Mulder, Eghard van der Hoven, Simon Tickner and Lisa ...

ASIC accepts EU from My Adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... interested in the conduct of Arion Financial and its predecessor Sleipner Financial (collectively Arion). Arion was a Gold Coast financial advice business and was a corporate authorised representative of My Adviser from August 2012 to September 2014. ...

ATO on phoenix watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... illegal phoenix activity, including unpaid superannuation, following the recent execution of six search warrants on the Gold Coast. The ATO said the six warrants were executed through the multi-agency Phoenix Taskforce and formed part of an investigation ...

Former adviser charged with fraud

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... clients." In 1999 Birk was made partner of Sa & Birk Accountants and later the Carter Group, located in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 2007, Birk was an authorised representative for Professional Investment Services in Bundall and was also an authorised ...