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AustSuper's executive restructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
AustralianSuper in its 2013 annual report has announced the completion of a corporate restructure, creating six core divisions that will report to long-time chief executive Ian Silk. These are Investments headed by Mark Delaney; Strategy, People and ...

COIN updated software focuses on scaled advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Financial planning software COIN has released its latest version, which upgrades its scaled advice capabilities following the complete integration with Provisio. COIN, which is owned by Rubik Financial, aims at providing advisers with a comprehensive ...

FIIG to manage new mid-cap corporate bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Commercial print company PMP Limited has become the latest ASX-listed mid-cap to announce it will access the corporate bond market through a wholesale note issue arranged by bond broker FIIG Securities. The 4-year senior unsecured bond issue is set ...

ATO unsure if dividend washing illegal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning people to be cautious when using share trading transactions known as dividend washing but is unsure if they are illegal. Dividend washing occurs when a taxpayer sells shares in a company on the ordinary ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

FIIG's latest bond issue already oversubscribed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
Corporate bond broker FIIG Securities' $60 million Cash Converters bond issue has closed after receiving full subscription within two weeks of its release, demonstrating a healthy appetite for unrated corporate debt. FIIG said the five-year unsecured ...

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Superannuation and financial services will likely fall under the Treasury portfolio, a decision that industry bodies have welcomed. Joe Hockey as Treasurer and Arthur Sinodinos as Assistant Treasurer are likely to oversee the superannuation and financial ...

ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) has called into question the quality of advice given to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investors in proposed guidance the regulator released today. "There is a need to improve the ...

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Cbus Super will divest its holdings in tobacco companies in the interest of members and their long-term investment returns. The super fund has written to fund managers to instruct them to divest tobacco holdings immediately. Where Cbus invests through ...