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PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... MySuper. David Whiteley, chief executive of Industry Super Australia (ISA) said, "Industry super funds support the current merit based system designed by the Productivity Commission in 2012, which provides a safety net for workers that do not choose ...

Support to recycle Queensland assets

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... was overwhelming support of plans to lease the assets and follow the lead of other states. "CCIQ believes there is strong merit in exploring both long-term leasing and sale of assets provided the proceeds of privatisation are used to pay down government ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...

NAB Wealth Advice hires growth manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
NAB Wealth Advice has appointed a former ING DIRECT executive to the role of business growth manager, strategic alliances and growth. Charles Smith has 25 years of experience within the wealth management industry, having held senior roles with ING DIRECT ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
The 2015 superannuation fund of the year has been recognised at the Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne. HOSTPLUS has taken the gong, which Rainmaker's statement said "[reflects] its complete low-cost offering and strong, consistent performance ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggested the nation's super system is more than four decades from maturity. The view has merit in the sense there are many Australians yet to spend their entire working life committed to compulsory superannuation guarantees. ...

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
Australia may have the most adequate pension system in the world but it doesn't necessarily guarantee it being the most sustainable. Rankings for the 2015 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) were released last night and Australia has slipped ...

Bond King Gross files $200m suit against PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... PIMCO fund has returned some 1.7% in US dollar return while the Janus fund has lost 2.5%. PIMCO said the claims are without merit and it will respond fully "in due course."

Super to fund Aussie infrastructure: Shorten

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... and so that capital can be recommitted to new projects." It is a plan that federal treasurer Scott Morrison said "has some merit." In an interview on Melbourne radio yesterday, Morrison said productive infrastructure was one of the key things needed ...

ASIC bans ex-Genesys adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
ASIC has banned a former Genesys financial adviser. Lukas Zelka was an authorised representative of AMP-owned Genesys Wealth Advisers from 2009 to 2011; after working at Jigsaw Support services for a year, he moved to another AMP licensee, Charter Financial ...