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AMP Capital joins retirement education portal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
AMP Capital has become the sixth asset manager to join the Lonsec Retire Industry Panel, an online portal designed to help planners give better retirement advice to their clients. The website, www.lonsecretire.com.au, already has the support of NAB ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
AMP Capital Portfolio Analyst Stephen Flegg has won the 2014 Future Leaders Award, run jointly by the Financial Services Council and Deloitte. This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Westpac-owned BT Financial Group is the latest group to confirm new minimum education requirements for its financial advisers, responding to mounting pressure from consumers, associations and a Senate Economics Committee report. Similar to the new rules ...

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... services, growing the number of high paid jobs and lifting overall economic activity, said Ken Woo, asset management industry leader at PwC. To achieve this, Australia doesn't need to offer tax concessions and subsidies but clarity about its tax position ...

CBA reaction too slow, too little, too late

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Commonwealth Bank's initiative to set up a program to review financial advice given to its clients from 2003 to 2012 has been slammed by several stakeholders for being too slow, too little and too late. Speaking at a Melbourne Institute event yesterday ...

WA Super appoints Shanahan as chair

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... resources, business and government sectors, Tim is viewed as an ideal Chair. We are excited to be positioned as an industry leader with Tim as our Independent Chairman," Catania said. "Tim has a proven track record and WA industry experience and we couldn't ...

HESTA and Cbus take AIST top awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... Communication Award- Annual Report also for the second year in a row, with the judges describing the fund as an industry leader on disclosure and transparency. The Award judges said the comprehensive report provided members and potential members with ...

Industry leaders urge Abbott to keep super rebate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Super fund trustees and senior industry executives have urged the government to go ahead with the low-income superannuation contribution (LISC) in an open letter to the Prime Minister. Signatories include well-known super fund bosses such as HOSTPLUS's ...

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... chairperson Dick Carter said of the appointment: "We are delighted to have been able to attract such a respected finance industry leader to our Board. "Terry offers us a unique combination of a long career as a superannuation fund CEO, an enviable track ...

US Hedge Fund Association opens in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The US-based Hedge Fund Association, a nonpartisan industry body aimed at increasing transparency and trust in alternative investments, has established an Australian chapter. The lobbying organisation's membership includes hedge funds, funds of funds ...