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New Westpac chairman announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Ted Evans, Westpac Chairman, has announced his decision to retire and his successor was revealed to be fellow board member, Lindsay Maxsted. Mr. Evans joined Westpac's Board in 2001 and became Chairman in 2007. "With the success of the St.George merger ...

Trio compo draft regulations released

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds have until next Monday to have their say on regulations governing the levy to raise $55 million in compensation for victims of the Trio Capital fraud. Funds will be exposed to a maximum impost of $500,000 down to a minimum of $50 ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
High equity weightings in accumulation superannuation are unsuited to retirement funds, presenting a big opportunity to life offices and super funds to create products that mimic the age pension. Jeremy Cooper, former head of the Superannuation System ...

A-dollar one-point-seven-o

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Destination: Highway one point seven zero. Yes Virginia, this is what the current euphoria on the Australian dollar has led to - the currency is now extrapolated to reach 1.70 against the US dollar by 2014. According to The Australian newspaper, not ...

MLC preps advisers for EOFY

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Over 2,000 MLC advisers have already embraced MLC's end of financial year (EOFY) new online centre since it launched on Monday. The MLC EOFY Adviser Support Centre offers tools and resources for advisers with 12 core EOFY strategies that advisers can ...

Fincorp chief handed reduced jail term

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Former chief executive and chairman of Fincorp Investments, Eric Krecichwost, has been jailed for three and a half years. Krecichwost was sentenced at the Parramatta district court on April 8 in relation to three offences arising from the dishonest ...

Good advisers can save clients from tax crackdown

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial advisers can keep their clients safe from the tax avoidance schemes by refocusing them on their investment objectives, a financial planner said today. The Australian Tax Office has been cracking down on avoidance rorts, questioning more than ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Nothing seems to shake the optimism that's currently doing the rounds of the financial markets. Japan was again shaken by a strong aftershock but financial markets hardly stirred. AFP reports that, "A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late hit the same ...

AMP taking its time with planning business

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
AMP's merger with AXA brings around 3000 financial planners under the same roof - almost double the size of its nearest competitor. Merging the two entities for maximum returns is a task AMP is not rushing into. Craig Meller, Managing Director of AMP's ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
"We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday. The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through someday..." Just replace "The Lord" in the lyrics above with the "The ...