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S&P reaffirms Sirtex after new offer from Chinese manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... obligations when forecasting double-digit growth for sales of its flagship product in FY17. It wasn't until December 9, the law firm added, that Sirtex issued a "downward revision of dose sales forecasts to the market, triggering a 37% slump in its share ...

Perpetual director joins ING board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
A Perpetual non-executive director and the chair of its listed investment company has joined the board of ING Australia. Nancy Fox has served as a non-executive director at Perpetual since September 2015. She was appointed chair of Perpetual's first ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... the Anti-Discrimination Act; allowing access to super in cases of domestic violence; and improving the operation of family law and super splitting. In its pre-budget 2018-19 submission, ASFA noted the 1 January 2017 Age Pension changes as substantial ...

S&P to remove ASX healthcare firm from index

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... obligations when forecasting double-digit growth for sales of its flagship product in FY17. It wasn't until December 9, the law firm added, that Sirtex issued a "downward revision of dose sales forecasts to the market, triggering a 37% slump in its share ...

ASIC tightens grip on ICO issuers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... else's money, or selling something to someone, you have obligations. Regardless of the structure of the ICO, there is one law that will always apply: you cannot make misleading or deceptive statements about the product. This is going to be a key focus ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... standards and conduct committee. Fairley is Equipsuper's independent chair; he also founded specialist superannuation law firm IFS Fairley and the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Committee. Turner is a consumer advocate who serves as the ...

Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
An enhancement to the online member portal of a $2.3 billion industry superannuation fund is making it easier for retirees to access their retirement savings. Once a member of Intrust Super reaches preservation age, a 'Join Pension' option now appears ...

Retirement income expert joins SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... early 1990s, he was a partner at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) for 11 years working in corporation, and mergers and acquisition law. In July 2004 he joined ASIC serving as deputy chair for the next five years. He chaired a major review of Australia's superannuation ...

Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Testimony provided to the Royal Commission by key financial advice associations and the corporate regulator raised concerns as to the organisations' efficacy in identifying and penalising misconduct. In closing the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial ...

AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. The litigation funding group said it will fund class action proceedings conducted by law firm Phi Feeney McDonald. Slater and Gordon (funded by Therium), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (funded by Burford ...