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NZ manager launches QROPS scheme

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
A New Zealand asset manager now offers a qualified recognised overseas pension scheme for Australian and NZ migrants. Lifetime Asset Management's Garrison Bridge Superannuation Scheme has been added to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' QROPS list and ...

Super disputes kept aside in Treasury review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... Complaints Tribunal (SCT), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and Credit and Investments Ombudsman (CIO) - with a single scheme covering all types of financial services and products. Crucially, the report does recommend creating a single industry ombudsman ...

FOS and CIO should merge: report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association (ANZOA) is that competition runs counter to the core principles of an Ombudsman Scheme." The report also found that should a merger occur, the majority of financial counsellors would prefer the new entity ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... the FOS; a customer in a dispute with a credit union would need to approach either the FOS or the CIO, depending on which scheme the credit union was a member of; and a customer in a dispute with a bank or a credit union relating to a retirement savings ...

JPMorgan Chase to pay bribery fines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... the firm to win or retain business resulting in more than US$100m in revenue. "JPMorgan engaged in a systematic bribery scheme by hiring children of government officials and other favoured referrals who were typically unqualified for the positions on ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... interest by PE in allied health services in both the aged care and disability sectors, with the National Disability Insurance Scheme also creating opportunities for PE," Casali said. "Favourable government policy with non-means tested child care rebates ...

Contango nabs former UBS exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... house, saying the "long-term alignment of the interests of staff, shareholders and investors via an equity and dividend scheme, in place of staff rewards and bonuses, was a compelling factor in joining Contango." "I'm delighted to join Contango Asset ...

Adviser Ratings secures referral partnership

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Adviser Ratings has partnered with Small Business First for an exclusive referral scheme designed to connect Australian small businesses with professional financial advisers. The partnership will leverage Small Business First's reach of 500,000 businesses ...

Company director jailed after mishandling funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... position as a director of Global Rule and was remanded in custody. Global Rule operated an unregistered managed investment scheme on the Gold Coast, with investment made available through scheme providers in Queensland and New South Wales. Golden Rule ...

NZ Super Fund settles stake in Kiwibank

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... in Kiwibank which has a strong growth potential that will contribute to the on-going financial sustainability of the ACC Scheme." "We look forward to working closely with NZ Post and the NZ Super Fund to put Kiwibank on a strong footing for future expansion ...