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Cbus chief executive answers Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has again flatly denied having any knowledge of the superannuation fund releasing members' personal information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). Presenting as a witness at the Royal Commission ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Although medium to large employers must be SuperStream compliant by June 30, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will continue to help and educate employers through to October. In a joint letter from the ATO and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." -J. Paul Getty Try 240 billion euros or $272 billion J. Paul - the total amount of bailout money extended to Greece thus far -- a,-300 million ...

IRESS acquires boutique firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
IRESS will embed relevant content for financial advisers and their clients to its wealth management solutions after acquiring a personal finance content provider. Innergi is an Australian-based business that enables financial advice practices and superannuation ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,745. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank holds its monthly board meeting ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
It's the Fed one day, Grexit the next. It's a deal! Yes Virginia, this morning's headlines were full of it -- stories that a deal had been struck between Athens and Brussels. Never mind the after-reports that European Commission Vice President Valdis ...

SuperStream deadline nearing for employers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Medium to large employers are being reminded their June 30 deadline to be SuperStream compliant is nearing. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) provided the reminder today and said employers should be well progressed on SuperStream implementation. SuperStream ...

CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

Treasury proposes higher regulatory levies for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The Treasury has issued its proposed regulatory levies for 2015/16. Under the new proposal, APRA-regulated institutions will collectively pay $117.5 million to help fund the prudential regulator, a half-percent increase on the previous financial year. ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
It might only be for the summer but it certainly sounds to me like one of Popeye's (the sailor man) favourite outburst, "enough is enough and enough is too much". The euro has strengthened enough and it's become too much for the European Central Bank ...