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Aon appoints director to super board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
Aon Hewitt has appointed a former KPMG partner to be an independent director to the board of its superannuation business. Trevor Allen became chair of the audit sub-committee as well as a director to the Aon Superannuation trustee board on 1 January. ...

CalPERS meetings open to members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
Australian pension funds, both not-for-profit and retail, may pride themselves on their governance and transparency but US pension fund giant CalPERS shows how far behind they are on world's best practice. CalPERS, the A$375 billion California public ...

NAB too big to change culture overnight: Thorburn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive Andrew Thorburn has admitted that cultural change in such large organisation "probably takes five, 10 years," in light of the regulator's concerns about its financial planning arm. Thorburn noted that NAB ...

ASIC suspends Dunfo Capital AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
ASIC has suspended wholesale financial services provider Dunfo Capital's Australia Financial Services Licence until 31 August 2015. Formerly known as GSM Financial Group, Dunfo Capital failed to lodge financial statements and auditor reports for the ...

Henderson to launch Australian global equity income fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... we believe is only going to grow, is more appealing, especially because you're also getting global diversification and non-AUD exposure. Suddenly, everyone wants to talk about it." Formica added that there was a possibility Henderson might launch a listed ...

PROFILE: NAB head of wealth Andrew Hagger

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of wealth Andrew Hagger preferred to take the long way. His journey from the quiet suburb of Adelaide Hills to Melbourne CBD stretched through over ...

BGL and CoreLogic launch SMSF property tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
BGL Corporate Solutions and CoreLogic RP Data have launched a tool that allows self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and their advisers to request depreciation schedules for residential and commercial property. "This new service means our clients SMSFs will ...

HLB Mann Judd launches Asia-focused business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
HLB Mann Judd has launched a new business targeting Asian investors looking for opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as domestic businesses seeking to expand into the Asian region. HLB Mann Judd Chew, as it will be known, will partner ...

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... Domestic and international bonds meanwhile posted returns of 10% and 12% fuelled by falling interest rates and the sliding AUD. Cash again returned 2.7% but direct property increased slightly to 10%. A-REITs meanwhile returned 36%. The top five Workplace ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Superannuation should no longer be considered "a top-up" for the Age Pension and the tax treatment of super debate can't be brought up in isolation, the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane said in her inaugural speech. "The ...