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Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Tens of thousands of public sector pensioners are learning the scale of changes to their defined benefit schemes that sees cuts to exemptions for the Centrelink pension income test. In June last year the federal parliament introduced a 10% cap on defined ...

China's green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
The Australian equity market's reaction to better-than-expected Chinese trade data shows just how dependent Ozland is on Beijing. The All Ordinaries index closed 1.2% in the green - the first rise after seven straight days of declines this year - after ...

ME names chairman replacing Weaven

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
ME has named the person taking over from not-for-profit sector heavyweight Garry Weaven as chair of the industry fund-owned bank. Ken Hodgson, who joined the ME board in January 2012, took over from Weaven on 1 January 2016. The decision was ratified ...

China's January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Happy New Year to all you gentle readers!... and it looks like we'd be needing more well-wishes of "A Happy and Prosperous New Year!" the way financial markets have panned out at the start of 2016. Equity markets around the globe dropped -- big time ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
Offering a choice of superannuation fund to more Australian workers doesn't mean they will exercise the opportunity, nor make any better long-term investment decision. This was one of several views presented by REST Industry Super in its submission ...

AMP Capital names global equities head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
AMP Capital has named a new global head of equities, based in London. In the new role, which the company said marks a change in strategic direction, David Allen will have responsibility for all equities teams across four global locations and accounting ...

GBST appoints new MD as chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Industry software provider GBST has appointed a new managing director and chief executive. Following Stephen Lake's departure from the position in September, Robert De Dominicis will take up the lead role, having headed the company's wealth management ...

FPA charity names new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Future2, the charitable foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has appointed Matthew Rowe as chair and added three new directors/trustees. Rowe has been the Future2 chair elect since 2014. He joined the Future2 board in ...

ASIC consults on LIF powers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Financial advisers and the life insurance industry are being asked to consult the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over plans that would give the regulator power to set a maximum level of upfront and ongoing commission payments ...

AZ NGA acquires seventh practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory has made its seventh acquisition, purchasing a Toowoomba-based practice. Part of the RI Advice Group, RI Toowoomba was established in 1992 and has $260 million in funds under advice. As with AZ NGA's previous acquisition ...