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US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... compliance burden. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Republican Senator Ron Johnson, has meanwhile criticised the DOL for ignoring concerns raised by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). These ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... reach the wider European continent. Expansion plans for the central London airport have been blocked by the mayor, Boris Johnson. City airport is appealing against Johnson's decision to block its proposed £200 million ($386 million) expansion plan ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial planning and accounting professionals at the SMSF Association National Adviser ...

FSC proposes Budget fixes to boost fin services exports

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the Commonwealth Government to to use its May Budget to implement the 2009 Johnson Review recommendations to bolster the export of Australian financial services. Andrew Bragg, FSC Director of Policy said ...

AFA makes three senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... has been appointed general manager, financial operations, having held chief operating officer positions at CTPartners, Johnson Partners and Heidrick & Struggles. Fox continued, saying that Windle "brings with him a high level of financial management ...

Vanguard notches fourth successive year of record inflows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... performance is worthy of the higher fees. Some in the industry, including Morningstar director of global ETF research Ben Johnson, believe the move towards passive investment has changed the complexion of the industry, putting new competitive pressure ...

Buffett brings adviser PI products to Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... joins BHSI from Vero, where he was underwriting manager NSW/ACT - professional and financial lines. In Melbourne, Richard Johnson joins the insurer from a senior underwriting role at XL Catlin. "Our executive and professional lines team looks forward ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... certainties that you can give to members will be very valuable as well," Rubinsztein said. QSuper data scientist Helen Johnson said the fund has been looking at the behaviour of QSuper members in the lead up to and during retirement. "About 30% of QSuper ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... invest locally, such as information technology and healthcare. The ETF includes companies such as Google, Roche, Apple and Johnson and Johnson," Neiron said. "With a management fee of 0.40% per annum, advisers are attracted to QUAL's easily understood ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... Island may be accumulating. Consideration of these simple facts might have prevented other business leaders like Mark Johnson, author of the 2008 Johnson Report into financial services, also putting their feet in their mouth with unfathomable comments ...