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A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Australia's legal tender is again doing the rounds of the headlines. Disappointment over Trump's press conference last week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... to partner with. We have started to implement a referral service arrangement with a range of service providers, including legal professionals, removalists, and storage facilities. We also hope to be able to expand the business outside of Brisbane and ...

Legalsuper hires compliance exec from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
A new executive manager compliance joined legalsuper this week. Kaye Wheatley-Brown joins the $3 billion, 40,000-member superannuation fund from Mercer, where she was principal, senior risk and compliance leader, financial services, advice and insurance. ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... their clients," Loane said. She added that the FSC will continue to work with the commission to ensure that the appropriate legal and institutional frameworks are developed to allow financial services providers "to act on and safeguard against incidence ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... existing customers contacting BTFG to request more information in relation to their decision to consolidate. "We reject ASIC's legal interpretation that some customers may have thought they were receiving personal, rather than general advice. In each ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... quarter funk. The exact same thing the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are trying to engineer with their own legal tenders. A trip down memory lane shows how the dollar-A's depreciation deflected not one, not two, but three major financial ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... high-profile litigations and class action lawsuits associated with investments, "we see a networking opportunity for our legal professionals in order to leverage and share each other's legal expertise and research. Such a global network of legal professionals ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... globally. "Regulators and standard setters in a number of markets have recognised and supported this shift by clarifying legal obligations and setting new or higher standards for investors. Ensuring that fiduciary investors in Australia understand their ...

Class partners for improved SMSF compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Class will deliver a new legal, pension and compliance document service to users via integration with an SMSF solution provider. The document service, provided by The SMSF Academy, is available to Class users through a tiered membership, offering streamlined ...

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The lack of urgency displayed by life insurers in relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests. The MLC/Financial Services Council Big Data in Life Insurance report is based on data analysis and in-depth interviews with C-suite ...