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Bernie Fraser moves on from Cbus and AustralianSuper

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
Former Reserve Bank of Australia chairman Bernie Fraser has announced his retirement from the boards of industry superannuation fund giants Cbus and Australian Super. Fraser is leaving on June 30, but remains as chairman on the board of industry fund-owned ...

Trio victims turn on planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Self-managed super fund trustees left without compensation from the Trio fraud debacle have turned on their former financial advisers. About 100 investors are suing defunct financial planning firm Tarrants Financial Consultants, reportedly on the grounds ...

ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is heading to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government over capital gains tax relief, association chief Pauline Vamos told a packed Sydney luncheon yesterday. The organisation wants continued tax ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
A panel of top investment experts has put the bullish stamp on their outlook for US equities. Dave Marvin, chairman of Delaware-based investment management firm Marvin & Palmer Associates, said he is extremely bullish on US stocks as the severe recession ...

Trustee fury prompts SMSF compo rethink

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The peak self-managed super fund association wants the law to be changed to allow compensation for their trustees as anger mounts over the Trio fraud case. Affected SMSF trustees are outraged that APRA-managed super fund members will be fully compensated ...

Rising star wins chair position

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Wealth Enhancers' Sarah Riegelhuth has been appointed chair of the Association of Financial Advisers GenXt committee, a leadership role that connects experienced, older advisers to those new to the profession. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the ...

Planners needle minister over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten fielded prickly questions from financial planners after giving a speech on the Future of Financial Advice reforms at a luncheon gathering yesterday. Minister Shorten told the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The Financial Planning Association has asked Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten to restrict the term 'Financial Planner' to members of an approved professional association only - and he has agreed to take it on board. The Association (FPA) has ...

ASX challenger chooses Equinix

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Chi-X Australia, which is aiming to compete against the Australian stock exchange as an alternative share trading service, has chosen US-based IT infrastructure company Equinix to provide its primary data centre in Sydney. The would-be market exchange ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Listed property group Charter Hall says direct property is superior to other defensive assets in fighting a portfolio's longevity risk thanks to its ability to withstand inflation. Richard Stacker, chief executive of Charter Hall's direct property business ...