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New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... for its input in proposed rules regarding the provision of financial advice. The Institute of Chartered Accountants made a joint submission with CPA Australia on the draft regulations on 'accountants' exemption' rules "I know Government officials have ...

Wingate appoints new executive director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... will also be responsible for promoting Wingate and building relationships with stakeholders, working closely with Wingate's joint venture partner, Australian Unity Investments. McIlwraith has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry ...

Super Springboard scholarships for women announced

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super (WIS) have announced the recipients of the Super Springboard scholarships. A joint initiative of AIST and WIS, Super Springboard is a 12-month program for women interested in becoming directors of superannuation ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) released a joint report, conducted by research-group Core Data, that revealed only 43.9% of retired trustees would change asset allocations ...

Keep chasing architects of Trio collapse: Agencies

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
A joint parliamentary committee yesterday urged enforcement agencies to keep chasing the perpetrator of the Trio Capital Fraud. Some $176 million was lost or went missing following the collapse of Trio in late 2009 - the largest superannuation fraud ...

Ripoll thanks industry for reforms support

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Peter Kell, said. Ripoll, who chaired the Government's Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, also said that he was proud that it was a Labor Government that delivered ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Party member for Bradfiled who sits on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on corporations and financial services, has voiced the Federal Opposition's concerns about superannuation fund governance. Speaking yesterday in Melbourne ...

Bravura and Rice Warner launch new super tool

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... marketing plan following the introduction of scaled advice," said Roland Slee, Bravura's managing director, APAC. With this joint service, funds have the ability to generate statements of advice for transactions without the need for advisor intervention. ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... Government decision that would stop funds capping administration fees under draft reform laws. Speaking before a Parliamentary Joint Committee that is investigating the last tranche of the Gillard Government's MySuper reforms, representatives for industry ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... trustees at risk of contentious litigation. Advocates of several industry representative bodies spoke before a Parliamentary Joint Committee which is investigating the final bill of the Gillard Government's MySuper legislation, part of its wide-ranging ...