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Retirement income committee to launch in June

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
The first Sustainable Retirement Incomes Leadership Forum will take place on June 2, launched by the Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes. The CSRI is designed to review the entire retirement income system and will be chaired by former Secretary ...

Credit Suisse appoints new Australia chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
John Knox has been appointed Credit Suisse Australia's new chief executive. Incumbent chief Rob Stewart will depart the company in June, having held the role since February 2013. He will be moving to a position at Global Infrastructure Partners. Knox ...

ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... 103,000 recorded in the previous year and is the fastest growth seen in the last four years. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said the ETF industry experienced record growth in 2014. "The increased use of ETFs in investor portfolios, and particularly ...

Hockey sounds tax alarm bells

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Following the release of the Tax Discussion Paper, Treasurer Joe Hockey has restated the dangers of an outdated taxation system. In a statement, he noted that Australia's current tax system was "built before the 1950s, before black-and-white televisions ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Most investment managers predict the global property securities sector will continue delivering strong returns throughout 2015, according to the Lonsec 2014/15 Global Property Securities Sector Review. The Lonsec research, which examined 23 global property ...

Franklin Templeton appoints APAC director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Franklin Templeton has appointed a new director - consultant relations for the Asia Pacific region. Based in the Sydney office, Stephanie Huskins will be responsible for developing investment consultant relationships. Prior to her appointment, Huskins ...

Justsuper added to DomaCom Property SMSF panel

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Self-Managed Super Fund service provider Justsuper has been added to the DomaCom Property SMSF collaborative venture, which facilitates "seed" investments in property through an SMSF. Other panel members include Self Managed Super, CST Corporate Solutions ...

Statewide chief to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
StatewideSuper chief executive John O'Flaherty will leave the company on 1 May. O'Flaherty held the role for five years, during which Statewide's financial planning arm was developed and its funds under management grew from $1.7 billion to $6 billion. ...

Xpress Super grows online trading suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Accounting firm and self-managed super fund administrator SuperGuardian's low-cost Xpress Super service has expanded its partnerships with online trading platforms. Investors using the Xpress Super service will now be able to make use of CommSec, Open ...

ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
ASIC is investigating a suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25%. The Australian dollar rose to 76.07 US cents (from 75.97) just prior to the RBA's announcement ...