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Omega appoints head of investment solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Omega Global Investors has appointed a new head of investment solutions. Scott Lawrence joins the firm from Parametric Portfolio Associates, where he was managing director. He has also held positions at Vanguard, ITG and Commonwealth Investment Management. ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Returns from super fund default MySuper options dipped to 12.2% for the 12 months to end April but funds are still on track for another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace ...

CBA granted renminbi licence

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Commonwealth Bank has been granted a renminbi (RMB) licence for its Shanghai Branch by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The licence enables the bank to broaden its institutional offering to incorporate all aspects of trade and investment ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
The Australian Crime Commission believes Stronger Super reforms implemented from 2013 have reduced illegal early release schemes run through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). In its latest report, Organised Crime in Australia 2015, the commission ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
It's the Fed one day, Grexit the next. It's a deal! Yes Virginia, this morning's headlines were full of it -- stories that a deal had been struck between Athens and Brussels. Never mind the after-reports that European Commission Vice President Valdis ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is backing the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption to remove laws that deny employees a choice of superannuation fund. FSC chief executive, Sally Loane, said super must be decoupled from the ...

Royal Commission looks at choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption is seeking submissions to answer why laws denying employees a choice of superannuation fund should not be repealed. In its latest discussion paper, Options for Law Reform, the Commission ...

ACSA awards best custody executives

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... Martinez, Merrill Lynch head of operations Stephen Hacker, Citibank director of custody and clearing Miles O'Connor and RBC associate director of marketing Tracey Dawes-Lucas received ACSA Awards for their contribution to areas such as industry reform ...

Club Super partners CommInsure

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
CommInsure, the insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank, has been appointed to provide insurance for Club Super. Club Super is the industry super fund for sporting and recreational clubs and associated industries. It has around $480 million in assets under ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
ASIC is seeking banning orders ranging from 7.5 years to permanent for individuals participating in providing unlicensed advice to SMSF investors. The regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer ...