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Wilson heads-up COIN

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... Perpetual. "Rubik has a reputation for quality, reliability and security and I am excited to be joining the company at this new stage in its development," Wilson said. "My experience in the wealth management, advice technology and platform space is a ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Research from superannuation fund Sunsuper revealed that the financial nightmares experienced by different generations reflect where they are at within their respective life stages. But what unites the generations, said Sunsuper's general manager, customer ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA), "have not given their full support at this stage," Brogden said. "The critical thing is that the FSC represents the life insurance industry, and all our members have signed ...

TO Panel rejects HDF complaint

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... been provided in response to PPA's bid." The Panel concluded that there was no reasonable prospect that it would at this stage make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances, and declined to conduct proceedings.

AMP Capital weighs up costs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... unable to say if, or how many jobs would be lost as a result. "We are considering a cost efficiency program, but at this stage no decisions have been made," said the spokesperson. AMP Capital declined to comment further on the plans. At the most recent ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

APRA updates MySuper FAQ guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Superannuation regulator APRA has updated its MySuper Frequently Asked Questions guide to help super funds clarify how the new product class will operate. The guide covers general operating practices, transition arrangements and investment strategy. ...

Aust real estate investors staying home

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... months, according to Anne Breen, head of real estate, research and strategy at Standard Life Investments. Breen said at this stage in the economic cycle investors are more likely to invest in domestic markets because of Australia's more resilient economic ...

Media Super funds film

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... partnership with Fulcrum Media Finance, provides a revolving loan facility that provides debt finance during the production stage for a range of domestic film and television productions. "Media Super members have earned a competitive return from this ...

HESTA income stream phases out risk

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... were uncomfortable with the point-in-time investment market risk that exists in popular de-risking strategies, such as life-stage, and the standard advice model of periodically rebalancing a portion of assets into cash, from which income payments are ...