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Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... will do the opposite. Currently industry super funds directors are drawn from all walks of life, but by virtue of an association with a union or employer body deemed to be from the same gene pool. Yet four in five directors from bank owned funds are ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
The Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) said it will work with the federal government to ensure SMSFs can take advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... and is also a non-executive director and treasurer of Girl Guides Australia, and serves on advisory panels for the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) and Australian Cycling Executives. Hogan-Doran is a commercial barrister, recently ...

NAB Asset Servicing appoints Citi as global custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... market with more than $793 billion in assets under custody. According to the latest Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) data, Citigroup had about $320 billion in assets under custody for Australian investors and about $127 billion of non-Australian ...

Fiducian acquires practice, launches impact fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... fund within Fiducian's Manage the Manager system is either a member of, or certified by, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Share portfolios comprise investments in companies that aim to be positive for society and for the environment ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF deadlines, the ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for the federal government to open up infrastructure investment to self-managed superannuation funds. At a time when both the government and opposition are focused on raising billions of dollars in capital to meet ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... this year. This isn't surprising given the fall in steel demand - down by 8.7% according to the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA). That's the demand side of the equation. Supply is not providing any support either. As Bloomberg reports, "The biggest ...

ASIC changes market rules for Chi-X ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... paper, ASIC received seven written and oral responses from "market participants, market operators and an industry association." These responses pertained to issues such as joint explanatory booklets for the Chi-X and ASX warrants markets (in particular ...

Embrace change to stay relevant

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... adapt to changes in consumer behaviour, according to author and social researcher Michael McQueen. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns this week, McQueen cited examples of global well-known brands - ...