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Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... money out of investments and into superannuation). But even factoring in the effects of the GFC, the $1 million Better Super rule and regulatory changes cutting out traditional revenue streams, group FUA still has the potential to grow to around $28 ...

Beck appointed to ASFA board

ASFA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia board has appointed Peter Beck, chief executive at Pillar Administration, to its board. Beck replaces Linda Elkins, who left Russell Investments to join Colonial First State. Elkins represented a ...

Orion tightens compliance after rogue trader caught

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
Orion Asset Management has strengthened its vigilance on compliance standards since one of its equities dealers, 24-year-old John Hartman, was caught and pleaded guilty to 25 charges of insider trading. Hartman was employed by Orion from March 2006 ...

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund chief missing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan, has been reported missing after a plane crash, according to international newspapers. UK newspapers including the Times and the Telegraph reported that Sheikh ...

UK bans commission payments from products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
In a seminal move, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned financial advisers from accepting commissions for recommending a product from 2012. The FSA also ruled that financial advice firms must be upfront about how much they charge for their ...

Accounting bodies launch SMSF learning tool

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
CPA Australia has teamed up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the National Institute of Accountants to develop a free online training tool for SMSF trustees. The tool, Self Managed Superannuation Fund Trustee Education Program ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Rio Tinto Ltd executive Stern Hu is expected to know his fate at about 1700 AEDT on Monday, when a Shanghai court is due to rule on bribery and commercial secrets charges against the Australian. The Australian share market closed higher on Friday, with ...

SMSFs breach less ATO rules

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... allowed under super legislation," he said. The second biggest transgression came from SMSFs breaching the in-house assets rule, with 22 per cent of SMSFs in breach falling foul of this part of the legislation. However, this figure is well down on 2008 ...

Angel in the detail: Cooper's cost cutting measures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Jeremy Cooper, head of the Super System Review, estimates super funds can save up to $1 billion in costs by doing little things that add up to mean a lot. Speaking at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CSMF) yesterday, Cooper detailed the 'super stream' ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Today's generation of super trustees are reaping the fruits of the Labor movement that started modern super decades ago - now it's their turn to give something back by solving the next set of challenges involving superannuation adequacy, scale and fees. ...