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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 ...

Whistleblower claims the existence of 100 CBA rogue advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser and whistleblower Jeffrey Morris has "no doubt" that a proper investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) would reveal at least 100 current or former rogue CBA advisers. ...

High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Basel III framework moves into operation next January. As part of this, banks will likely start offering interest rates for tier-one capital and longer-term deposits that are relatively much better than for short term deposits."

AMP launches new corporate super offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
AMP has launched a new corporate super product aimed at mid-sized employers. The product, named SignatureSuper Select, will target companies with between 50 and 750 employees - a segment which it says accounts for 25% of the workforce. AMP said the ...

Crowe Horwath appoints chief executive

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... confident that under his leadership Crowe Horwath will leverage its strong distribution network as the largest of the mid-tier accounting firms," Crowe Horwath chairman Richard Grellman said.

ASIC asks for public adviser register to track "bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... industry due to insufficient controls and poor reference-checking practices." "A public register for all advisers who advise on Tier 1 products would significantly improve transparency," the 196-page document said. ASIC explained that under the current ...

Lonsec nabs Investec equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... Australian resources market including gold, metals and diversified sectors. Colin McLelland is senior consultant for a top tier operational consulting firm as well as over 4 years working as an equities analyst at Investec.

REST appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... has appointed John Edstein to its board as an employer nominated director. Edstein was a partner for over 20 years at top tier national law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques (subsequently King & Wood Mallesons) where he practised extensively in superannuation ...

Baby taper steps in one of the 'ber' months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013