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Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... untouched. The Protecting Seniors Wealth chief executive said earlier research in Australia (2007-2011) commissioned by State Trustees indicated one out of 20 older people were financially abused. Late last year Protecting Seniors Wealth released a guide ...

VFMC appoints two new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... Commission's (ASIC) Markets Disciplinary Panel, a non-executive director at Koda Capital, and a member of the Council of Trustees at the National Gallery of Victoria. She was formerly general counsel and managing director of Goldman Sachs Group Australia ...

Charter Hall launches second automotive trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... Property Fund manager, Steven Bennett, said: "We continue to see high levels of interest in direct property from SMSF trustees who, in a low yield environment, are seeking investments which provide for a strong income yield, high quality assets, and ...

MyState appoints technology provider

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... core banking systems. MyState is an ASX-listed non-operating holding company of MyState Bank and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees. Its most recent announcement follows the appointment of non-executive director, Brian Bissaker.

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... worth listening to. Opening the 2016 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia spoke highly of the man. Garcia recalled a speech Knox gave in 1999 that had all the elements of ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Family members often aren't aware their loved ones are being swindled. A study by Monash University commissioned by States Trustees found that 5% of Australians over 65 have experienced financial abuse. "Advisers are in a 'damned if I do, damned if I ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... of the ASX Top 20 shares was a negative 7.7% for the quarter, the allocation to Australian Equities increased, showing trustees benefitted from moving away from the top 20 shares within the sector. Unsurprisingly, dividend favourites Commonwealth Bank ...

Mercer bolsters compliance offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... said the governance of Australia's $2 trillion superannuation industry continues to be increasingly in the spotlight. Trustees and fund executives are being forced to manage extra scrutiny from members, media, activists, governments and regulators.

Super fund disclosure gets extension

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... preparation for the introduction of the new requirements." The portfolio holdings disclosure obligations will require trustees of all registrable superannuation entities (RSEs) to publish information about the fund's portfolio holdings on the fund's ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... means test." These changes, which will generally take effect from 1 July 2017. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia congratulated the government for setting the objective for superannuation and that although ...