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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... review of its operating performance and after assessing the further impact of its settlement with the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the company expected its Statutory EBITDA for the year to June 30, 2015, would be ...

Government explains Challenger annuity mix-up

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has given its reasons for changing the way it assesses Challenger's Care Annuity, saying it had mistakenly been assessing it on the grounds that investors in the annuity could not get their capital back. However ...

Challenger Care Annuity sales suspended

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... after the government announced it would reassess the social security treatment of investors in the annuity. The Department of Social Services (DSS) informed Challenger that the Care Annuity, which provides a lifetime income to people in need of full-time ...

APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... of its data retention plans, Treasury is finalising its plans for a public Register of Financial Advisers and the Department of Finance readies the public sector to implement a government-wide cloud computing strategy.

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... recommended to the Financial System Inquiry that a body be established to coordinate the efforts of Treasury, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC and Austrade," Brogden said.

FSC: Appoint an ASIC commissioner for international issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council. The agency would ensure Treasury, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority, integrate ...

Leeanne Turner wins FEAL fund executive of the year

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... executive of MTAA Super since 2011. She has worked for organisations such as AVSuper, Military Schemes Secretariat, the Department of Defence and ComSuper. The winner of the award receives a $20,000 executive education grant to allow them to take time ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... including RFID chips that are used by 'tap and go' credit cards, passports and mobile electronic devices. The US Department of Justice said that approximately 7% of households are the victims of identity theft each year. The country has introduced new ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Employment Minister Eric Ebetz to appoint a new expert to replace Justice Iain Ross. Financial Standard asked the Department of Employment when it expected a decision to be made. It responded with the following statement: "Expressions of interest for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... Nasdaq Composite Index, which tacked on 88.00 (2.00 per cent) to 4,485.93. The highlight of the week was Thursday's Department of Labor employment report, which showed the US economy added a healthy 288,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate fell ...