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UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... Westfield Group's international business, which includes malls in Britain and the United States, would become Westfield Corporation. UniSuper said it bought into WRT because WRT was a lowly-geared landlord, earning steadily growing rental streams which ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Take that... and that... and that! Yes, Virginia, the European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint market expectations - heavens forbid if it did - and acted, giving it all it's got, except for the proverbial kitchen sink (this it reserves for later). ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled 10 key points to raise the standards of financial advice. The FPA presented the plan yesterday during the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice ...

YBR acquires mortgage aggregator for $17.6 million

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has received irrevocable acceptance from all 24 shareholders in Vow Financial Holdings for its offer to acquire 100% of the mortgage aggregator. The offer valued Vow at $17.6 million and shareholders have ...

CBA, CSSA promote FoFA legal loophole

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Corporate super specialist advisers have found a legal loophole that could allow them to maintain a business model that has been banned under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The loophole, as described by Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... Hospital. He also singled out Kwinana Bulk Terminal, the Utah Point facility at Port Hedland Port, the TAB and the Water Corporation's assets. While many of these assets are likely to attract the interest of large individual super funds or consortiums ...

Government establishes superannuation fund for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... superannuation under the new arrangements. ADF Super will be established and managed by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, which is currently the trustee for the major Commonwealth schemes, including the current and past military superannuation ...

QIC hires exec from Guardians of NZ Super Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Brisbane-based investment firm Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has appointed an executive from the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Neil Williams will finish working at NZ Super at the end of May and will become QIC's managing director ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... of advice," he said. To help launch Investor First Week, Michael Woodford, former president and CEO of the Olympus Corporation spoke to CFA members and the investment community in Australia last week about the importance of governance and ethical principles. ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expressed concern that the ban on conflicted remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank ...