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Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... technological impact we were thinking about smarter factories. Now we're seeing artificial intelligence coming into vogue in legal offices, and it's just starting to come into funds management," Silk said. "We're not specifically investing in AI, but ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... company's reputation, disrupt operations, divert management and board resources, and potentially lead to long running and costly legal actions. In May, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment made similar calls on Australian ...

Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... income to others (usually family members) with much lower marginal tax rates. While artificial income splitting is completely legal, it doesn't mean it's fair, Shorten said in a statement. He added that closing the loophole could raise up to $17.2 billion ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... with a sufficient paper trail available to justify the deceased's wishes, and with consideration given for any potential legal challenges. "Basically, you need the will to say that if little Johnny challenges the estate, this is how you deal with it," ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... website, particularly around ongoing compliance obligations and client engagement. In a separate initiative, ASIC commenced legal proceedings to protect the interests of 125 people who invested $22 million in a managed investment scheme operating without ...

Generational change for La Trobe leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... Trobe chief operating officer Brian Ford is retiring after more than 35 years with the company, to be succeeded by chief legal counsel Rowan Donohue. Ford joined La Trobe in May 1982 as a senior accountant, before assuming the role of chief financial ...

Club Plus Super appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... most recently serving as head of marketing, brand and strategy. Prior to joining Club Plus, Strano spent five years with Legal & General Investment Management in London and consulted for a number of financial services organisations. He has held also ...

IRESS and MainstreamBPO in super admin deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... under administration of about $650 million. MainstreamBPO will pay $3.5 million inclusive of purchase price, and various legal and transaction fees. In October last year, IRESS acquired superannuation software firm Financial Synergy for about $90 million ...

New role builds Cbus momentum, Atkin joins SuperFriend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... currently chairs the National Policy Committee, is a director of Women in Super, and is a non-executive director of Victoria Legal Aid. In more Cbus news, Atkin has joined the board of not-for-profit mental health foundation SuperFriend which strives ...

Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... 2016. She had previously been a director, financial services regulation - licensing and business operations at ASIC, head of legal and compliance at Tower Life and an insurance litigator with Phillips Fox. In a statement welcoming her to Regnan, the ...