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AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
AMMA (Australian Mines and Metals Association) has welcomed proposed legislation to ensure unions cannot stop Australian employees choosing their own superannuation fund. In response to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Fund) Bill ...

Emslie departs AIST board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... executive Tom Garcia thanked Emslie for her long-service and contribution to AIST and the industry. "She has been a passionate voice advocating the benefits of not for profit super and helping enhance AIST's services for fund staff and directors," Garcia ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is stepping up its campaign to encourage retail investors to check the credentials of financial advisers. Later this year the SEC will be launching an updated version of its consumer campaign to remind ...

Zurich to promote advice profession through Grad Mentor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... for the profession. "At a time when education standards for advisers are under the microscope we want to give a greater voice to young advisers at professional development events, who can not only learn from some of the most experienced advisers in the ...

IQ Group appoints customer advocacy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... And I've been on the other side as an IQ Group client. With that deep insight I'm looking forward to being the trusted 'voice of our customers'."

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... hands" voting method and the vast majority of companies "are clearly recognising the importance of giving shareholders a voice proportionate to their ownership." Both ACSI and US-based financial services firm TIAA-CREF recently led an initiative to contact ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... represent their best interests," Burrell said. "Good fund governance starts with the basic principle that members must have a voice. Yet at the moment, members of most funds have no say in who represents their interests. That is currently decided by ...

Former FPA chair joins Tax Practitioners Board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... has joined for an 18-month period. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said Berry's appointment will ensure there is now a voice for financial planners, who make up the second largest group of registered individuals with the TPB. The FPA also welcomed the ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Placing a lifetime cap on voluntary superannuation contributions could actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light ...

Growth of women on boards painfully slow: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... and momentum is growing. ACSI has a policy target of 30% female representation by 2017, and we'll continue to be a strong voice in this discussion, both in the investment community and in our engagements with companies." Other key findings included that ...