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Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Now that the deadline for accountants to apply for limited or full Australian financial services licenses to continue providing SMSF advice has been reached, a substantial number of applications are still being assessed due to late submissions. In fact ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Boyoboyoboy, looks like we're in trouble now for this "Lucky Country" could soon run out of luck. No use covering our eyes, ears and noses, it's all over splattered all across the media - old and noveau - Standard & Poor's has just put Australia on ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
An industry super fund dedicated to the electrical and communications industries is reducing its premiums for death and TPD insurance by about 15%. NESS Super said at a time when super fund insurance premiums are mostly rising, it is pleased to be bucking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... functioning," the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England (BOE) -- at its policy meetings on 28 June and 1 July - announced: "The FPC reduced the UK countercyclical capital buffer rate from 0.5% to 0% of banks' UK exposures with immediate ...

ASFA appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia will announce its new chief executive in September following an extensive search and selection process to replace Pauline Vamos. Overseeing ASFA in an interim chief executive role from 16 July will ...

ICG sells stadium to NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The New South Wales government confirmed it has purchased ANZ Stadium from boutique fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group, clearing the government's path to redevelop the site. The deal closed on Friday and the stadium will continue to be operated ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation board is working with three new non-executive directors this week following the term expiry of directors John McCullagh, Michael Vertigan and Peter Feltham. CSC chair Patricia Cross said beginning 1 July 2016 ...

EQT appoints new managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Equity Trustees is beginning the financial year with a new managing director as Michael J O'Brien steps in to the lead role. It is an internal appointment for Equity Trustees as O'Brien was previously made executive director of the wealth management ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

AMP Capital urges voters to keep China fund open ahead of EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
AMP Capital has released the explanatory memorandum for the July 28 extraordinary general meeting for the China Growth Fund (ASX:AGF), urging unitholders to vote to continue the fund with enhancements. The memorandum comes after LIM Advisors, the activist ...