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SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... infrastructure, more pressure on future federal budgets due to increased reliance on the pension and the creation of a two-tier super system, with inequitable access to tax concessions depending on income." Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended his decision ...

Challenger adds firepower to annuities business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... million retail share placement. The company also has plans to raise a further $250 million via a convertible notes issue. The tier 1 hybrid issue is the first of its kind for Challenger and, if successful, would provide the company with another source ...

PROFILE: Australian Unity PFS CEO Steve Davis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Wealth Management made the headlines; not only because the buyout fits with the current trend of consolidation among mid-tier wealth management firms, but also because Premium Wealth's top man is Steve's brother, Paul Harding-Davis. Steve laughs at what ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... degree, three years' experience and on-going professional development. It also asked that advisers who give personal advice on Tier 1 products should pass a national examination "developed and conducted by relevant industry associations." Following a ...

MDA provider appoints lawyer to senior role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Exchange (ASX). The owner of managedaccounts.com.au has appointed Jillian McGregor for her experience working in mid and top tier Australian law firms. She started in her new role on June 5, and previously held senior positions at law firms K&L Gates ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... from the previous month". Wall Street's reaction is hardly surprising. The ISM manufacturing index is, after all, a first-tier data release and provides a reliable leading metric with regards to the outlook for the US economy. Then again, Wall Streeters ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... should get bank commissions," the AFA chief executive Brad Fox told the inquiry. "If someone was not licensed to provide tier-1 product advice, we don't want them to be receiving commissions," he said, referring to advice on complex financial products. ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
A Federal Court face-off between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) looks likely over the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) involvement in workplace superannuation. The FSC yesterday lodged an application with the Federal ...

Defence Bank unveils pension product

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... launched a new product designed for members in either the accumulation or the retirement stage of life. Defence Bank Super is a "Tier 1" product, meaning members can get information about it from one of the Defence Bank's retail investment team. "We ...