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Bans and charges for advisers: ASIC

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... into Dangar's conduct while he was employed by S.M.S.F Consultants to provide technical superannuation advice to SMSF trustees. Dangar recommended investments in Morris Finance and NSW Finance & Leasing to SMSF clients without disclosing that he was ...

Men's contribution to superannuation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... superannuation system to become the envy of the world. Men make up 75 per cent of financial advisers and superannuation trustees, and an even higher proportion of investment managers and asset consultants. Superannuation and wealth management would not ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... Members of the coalition include ISN, ACTU, Choice, welfare group ACOSS, and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). In a full page open letter in a daily newspaper addressed to members of the Parliamentary Joint Commission on Corporations ...

Cbus hires government strategist

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... work closely with external peak bodies such as the Industry Super Network (ISN), Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Industry Funds Forum (IFF) and Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA). Cbus is the industry super fund ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former director of State Trustees, John Price, as general insurance ombudsman. Michael Lavarch, chair at the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said Price is experienced in dispute resolution and ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super fund consultants urged trustees to "sweat the detail" of how they measure fund strategy outcomes or risk failing to complete their strategies on time and on budget. Adrian Johnstone, managing director of Sequential Project Services, noted research ...

Super funds need to reset agenda: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... the funds management tail still wags the super dog? I would have to say it looks like it." Cooper pointed out how most trustees still outsource their investment management activities, and how the industry continues to confuse the consumption of investment ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking at the ASFA conference today, Rosario said the pressure is mounting on trustees to manage liquidity risk - and there are more issues to think about on top of the changes many funds have already made last ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... or bring it in-house, he argues. By and large, ASIC's decision in July to provide legislative relief to superannuation trustees regarding limited personal advice provision have drawn both support and ire from the wealth management industry. Superannuation ...

Equities could deliver zero returns: JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... equities as an asset class will deliver low to zero returns over the next 10 years - a grim reality that should spur trustees to start lowering the risk in their existing portfolios today. Speaking at the ASFA conference this morning, Marshman made the ...