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Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... ultimately boost consumer confidence both in the financial advice sector and the superannuation sector." "Industry super funds will engage constructively with the Government and industry to contribute to charting a new way forward." The FoFA amendments ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at how much industry funds spend on advertising and investigate the insurance industry's "perfect storm.A We also speak to Westpac's general manager of bank financial planning Mike Chesworth for our ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Industry superannuation funds are spending millions of dollars a year on advertising, with some funds' expenditure even exceeding that spent by banks on their own superannuation advertising campaigns, figures released by Nielsen show. However, overall ...

JPM appoints Australian insto head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... closely follows the announcement of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's expansion into the wholesale market with the launch of its Funds business. J.P. Morgan Asset Management started operating in Australia in 2010 and partners with institutional investors ...

APRA delays new data collections implementation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... the data that was previously required by the regulator. The implementation delays are in response to feedback from super funds and their service providers. "APRA has decided to defer the implementation dates for some parts the reporting framework and ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl has vigorously countered claims that small to medium-sized super funds of less than $5 billion of funds under management will be forced to merge. His comments came in response to an article published in the ...

Blue Sky acquires hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... and a strong investment track record. Blue Sky confirmed that key Investment Science personnel will continue to manage the funds after the acquisition. The acquisition includes the totality of the Investment Science shares and up front and deferred consideration ...

ASFA appoints first COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Tim Buskens to the newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO). Buskens was previously head of industry initiatives at Australian Administration Services (AAS), where he worked ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... the $3.3 billion raised in 2011-12, said AVCAL. The strategic economic threat is that "private equity and venture capital funds invest in businesses that account for around 4% of Australia's GDP, who in turn support over 500,000 jobs across almost every ...

Dalton Nicol Reid appoints CEO from JBWere

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... head of distribution. We are pleased to have found such a high calibre professional with a depth of knowledge in wealth and funds management, across a diverse client base of retail, wholesale and institutional investors,"Nicol said. Dalton Nicol Reid ...