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Elders transformation brings new light to the group

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... coming through it's going to be an interesting time for dealer groups and I'm really conscious that we have needed to move pretty quick, streamline our business, make sure there are digital solutions in place and also provide that face to face support ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... put certain pressures on QSuper itself. He continued: "Where QSuper doesn't leverage its scale is in the MER, which is pretty similar to LGIAsuper's. You would expect that QSuper, being many times the size of LGIA, would have a lower operating cost. ...

TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... water - [and they] will be borrowing $2.4 billion in financial year 2016-2017. Combined with some refinancing this brings a pretty healthy borrowing task of $7.1 billion." He said the government has a policy of not including asset sales or leases in ...

Australian trust in financial services low

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... sector and the investment management sector can benefit from really building on this position. "I think it does reflect pretty moderate levels of engagement with the Australian investor from investment managers, advice providers and Australian super ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... comments in urging Australian investors to consider off-shore markets for dividends. "High dividend stocks in Australia have pretty dreadful earnings per share forecasts but there are fantastic US companies moving to dividend payouts instead of share ...

Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... diversification but I want to continue to run my firm in a very independent fashion but I'd like help to grow. "That's pretty much the model and we think what's worked in the US, it's not the same but it has some similarities, has a lot of applications ...

Centrepoint appoints former HUB24 director

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Centrepoint initiated a renewal process in 2014. He will join Fisher and non-executive directors John O'Shaughnessy and Martin Pretty. The board intends to continue its renewal process and will be seeking another independent director with financial services ...

Banking inquiry cost better spent on ASIC: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... decisions. "We've had I think it is 23 different types of enquiries into financial services already... I think we can be pretty confident that we're all aware of where the issues lie, so let's concentrate on what we do to remedy them. There is considerable ...

CHOICE adds another super voice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... been either copied from other sectors or driven by regulatory change," Kirkland said. "The digital experience of super is pretty underwhelming - the only major change I've noticed is that I now receive my statements by email. In contrast, digital product ...

Government lagging on super policy: Labor

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... threshold for the 15% high income superannuation charge from $300,000 to $250,000), Chalmers said: "We think that these two pretty modest changes strike the right balance between fairness and sustainability, they maintain concessionality while reducing ...