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PIS award financial adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Professional Investment Services (PIS) announced the nine winners of its annual awards, which include Financial Adviser of the Year, Risk Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year. Troy Theobald, from Robina Financial Solutions, was awarded Financial ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Superannuation is hotting up as one of the most emotive battlegrounds on which the Federal election will be fought. A new survey from Sunsuper, published last week, finds that more than two-thirds of Australians (68%) believe that superannuation will ...

Insurance cover through super overlooked: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Baby boomers often don't realise that they are insured through their superannuation fund, a TAL survey found when only 31% of people aged 50 to 65 said they have insurance. According to TAL managing director Jim Minto, the figures should be higher because ...

ISPT, Cbus, Omega stewardship and innovation award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
ISPT, Cbus and Omega Global Investors have been announced as award recipients by the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium for investment stewardship and innovation. The Melbourne Financial Services Symposium is held in conjunction with the Melbourne-based ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Several industry bodies have joined the ever growing chorus of sentiment against a federal government making any changes to superannuation likely to negatively impact investors either saving for or currently in retirement. The Self Managed Superannuation ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Australia's criminal intelligence agency, the ACC is witnessing an increasing number of the illegal operations, with many organised crime rings - formerly involved in drug trafficking - now targeting investors, as the profits were better and there was ...

Policy team reshuffles at ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has restructured its policy team after the departure last year of policy manager Margaret Stewart. Last week the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said that after Stewart left ...

Australians don't have enough insurance: TAL

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
A new Index launched today by life insurer TAL has shown that Australians don't think they have enough life, illness, disability or income protection insurance. Through Galaxy Research, TAL questioned more than 1200 Australians on the types of life ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US ...

CIO and COO award nominations now open

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Following on from the 2012 inaugural Superannuation Industry awards for Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), La Trobe Financial has announced that nominations for the 2013 Awards are now officially open. Organised by La ...