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Rice Warner chief supports commissions cap

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... section, he noted the difficulty of changing established remuneration models, but argued that the existing commissions scheme was fundamentally misaligned. "Financial advisers provide advice to consumers on their insurance needs and suitable products ...

Energy Super appoints first independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... companies include Suncorp Insurance and Finance, WorkCover Queensland and being a trustee of the Queensland Public Sector Scheme, Q Super. The Energy Super board of directors also features four employer representatives and four member representatives ...

FSI submissions close

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Public submissions on the federal government's Financial System Inquiry Final Report close today. Provided about four months to comment, it is expected all financial service sectors will contribute their thoughts on the government's 44 recommendations ...

Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Treasury has released a consultation paper and is calling for submissions on ways to lift the professional standards of financial advisers. "Financial advisers play a very important role in Australia, helping consumers to plan for their retirement ...

DeVere helped US press expose investment fraud

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... its website. OffShoreAlert found, it said, "funds that are blatantly fraudulent, including a current $130 million Ponzi scheme in Cayman... [As well as] funds that simply disappear or fail in dubious circumstances, including the A£400 million Harlequin ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Banks who offer their business clients discounts or incentives to switch their employee default super scheme could be breaking the law. That's according to Industry Super Australia (ISA), the body representing 15 industry super funds, which has sought ...

UK pension changes to benefit Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... expats to move their British pensions out of the UK and into an HMRC-recognised [Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme] QROPS, an overseas pension in a secure, low-tax jurisdiction. "Those who transfer their pensions into a QROPS will typically ...

NAB, ABS insider traders jailed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... laundering and abuse of public office, two men have been sentenced to jail. Reportedly Australia's largest insider trading scheme, the two men's activities resulted in profits of roughly $7 million, all of which has been forfeited to the Commonwealth's ...

Former EISS sales head joins AMP licensee

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
AMP-affiliated Fifteen Hundred Financial Strategists has appointed a former Energy Industries Super Scheme head of distribution as its new general manager. Andrew Kennedy confirmed he was leaving EISS after 10 months to join FHFS, which employs six ...

Tightening of super tax concessions far from guaranteed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Treasury's Rob Heferen has said that while media reports and industry stakeholders seem convinced a government raid on super tax concessions is on the horizon, that outcome is far from guaranteed. Treasury's recent tax expenditure statement showed that ...