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AMP head of corporate super to depart

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP head of corporate superannuation Libby Roy has decided to leave the company less than two years into the role. A departure date is yet to be set and AMP confirmed Roy would be staying on to ensure a smooth transition of her responsibilities. "During ...

PE outperforms ASX and super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has released figures they claim confirm that private equity and venture capital funds in Australia at end 2013 outperformed the ASX across most major time periods. The analysis ...

ANZ streamlines OnePath's OneCare Express

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
ANZ has updated the application process for its electronic insurance application tool OneCare Express to make it faster and more intuitive for advisers and their clients. ANZ head of life insurance Gerard Kerr said that a new underwriting engine cuts ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper talks to FS Super associate editor James Fernyhough about retirement income, challenging some widely-held beliefs about the drawdown phase of superannuation. As one-time chair of the Cooper Review, Jeremy Cooper knows Australia's ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Last minute developments have forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of its final report in the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...

Senate Committee forced to delay tabling of ASIC report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
A significant late communication from Commonwealth Bank has forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of the report into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee's chair Mark Bishop said on Twitter ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent. In 2013, ASIC looked at the handling ...