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J.P. Morgan overtakes NAS in AUC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... further declines in assets under custody (AUC) for NAS. The figures published by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) reveal the Australian custodial and administration sector grew by 1.4% in the first half of 2016, with total AUC for ...

First Super names new co-chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... She has been a director on First Super's board for four years and was previously a chief executive of the Victorian Association of Forestry Industries. She is also a director of Skills Impact, and has been a director of the Australian Forest Products ...

Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for greater clarity around the overarching purpose of the Financial Services Council's (FSC) Life Insurance Code. In its latest submission to the FSC the FPA noted that while the current draft has ...

New director lands at Qantas Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... 2016. An international flight attendant since 1995, Roberts also serves as vice president of the Flight Attendants Association of Australia - International. He won the member election ahead of incumbent Craig Pagden, who has served on the Qantas Super ...

Life Insurer Code of Practice falls short: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for 'substantial improvements' to be made to the draft Life Insurer Code of Practice and is willing to see implementation delayed to ensure improvements are made. The call to the Financial Services ...

Banks commit to new adviser hiring standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... for poor conduct, only to turn up working and continuing their poor practices at another," said Australian Bankers' Association executive director - retail policy Diane Tate. "To help avoid this, the banking industry has developed a protocol to make ...

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... provide a benefit to somebody else, somebody who has her/his own individual retirement account, is particularly odd." Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said differences in how claims are managed amongst group insurance ...

Pilot, surgeon and soccer coach join FPA line up

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
The Financial Planning Association has announced the full line up of speakers ahead of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress in Perth later this year. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said this year's group of speakers was the strongest one yet for the ...

$500,000 non-concessional cap scratched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... superannuation reforms "that will introduce greater flexibility and sustainability to our retirement income system." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supports the government's revised superannuation package announced ...

Former ANZ chief executive Mike Smith in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... 9% of Australian businesses are operational in Asia. Presently, Australia's stock of direct investment across all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stands at a combined $37.6 billion, compared to $60.5 billion in New Zealand alone. As such ...