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Not-for-profit fund buys StatePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... State Super, which it says will create the largest member-owned financial planning network in Australia. First State Super (FSS) and State Super have reached a binding settlement agreement with the transaction due for completion in June. FSS is reported ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
First State Super (FSS) has appointed a new head of investment risk. Robert Sortwell joins FSS from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was head of risk for the fund solutions group within the Barclays Capital business. Prior to that role, he was a senior ...

Westpac, Count on ASIC radar over complex product advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... advice relating to complex products. In December 2013 ASIC identified concerns over complex product advice at Count Financial, FSS Advisory, AMP-owned Genesys Wealth, HSBC Bank Australia, Madison Financial Group, MASU Financial Management, Meritum Financial ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The 2014 finalists of the Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence Scholarship (or "the Smileys"), sponsored by Zurich and IRESS were announced today ahead of the awarding of the Scholarship in Sydney on Tuesday 13th November. ...

Smileys Scholarship applications close tomorrow

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Calling all financial advisers - this is your chance to be a guest editor or have your practice profiled in our FS Advice magazine - online submissions for our social media scholarship take less than 15 minutes but you need to beat tomorrow's deadline. ...

Enter AFA's best tweet competition

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is putting social front and centre at the AFA 2014 National Adviser Conference with a competition for "best" tweeters. Conference delegates have the chance to win "best tweet of the day" and "best tweet of ...

Call for entries to the 2014 Smileys Social Media Scholarship program

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014

SAS Trustee renews Pillar admin contract

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... standards," he added. The news follows Pillar recording a strong return for the 2013/2014 financial year and another major client, FSS Trustee Corporation, re-signing with the superannuation administrator. Pillar Administration is one of Australia's ...

FSS increases insurance premiums

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... increase to the fund's primary insurance category, the white collar and education category is as much as 70%. Michael Dwyer, FSS chief executive, wrote in a letter to members: "The insurance industry is under pressure from increasing claim rates and ...

Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards 2013 registration closing soon

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Asgard, AustralianSuper, BT, BUSS(Q), Care Super, Catholic Super, CFS FirstChoice, Christian Super, Energy Super, Equipsuper, FSS, Heffron SMSF Solutions, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, IOOF, netwealth, NGS, Perpetual, PLUM, REST, Russell, Sunsuper, Super SA, SuperConcepts ...