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ME Bank chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
ME Bank chair Bernie Fraser will step down after 15 years at the company, he announced yesterday. His decision is effective immediately and follows succession planning preparations; current ME Bank director Garry Weaven will replace him as chairman. ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Claims that US politicians are out of touch with ordinary Americans have led a group of conservative Republicans to sponsor a bill to end Congressional pensions and force politicians to save for their own retirement just like everyone else. The legislation ...

MDS Financial Group to purchase Sequoia Wealth Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Back-office software provider and broker MDS Financial Group (MDS) has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire specialist financial advice firm Sequoia Wealth Group (SWG), it announced today. This follows MDS's acquisition of SWG's minority shareholder ...

Centric Wealth appoints QLD operations manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Celia Carroll has been appointed manager of Centric Wealth's Queensland group. Prior to Findex-owned Centric, which she joined in 2004, Carroll held positions at Horwath, Permanent Trustee, and Godfrey Pembroke. "[Celia's] depth of experience and local ...

Future Fund smashes its performance target in 2014

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Future Fund significantly outperformed super funds in 2014 thanks to its heavier weighting to US dollar investments and alternative assets. According to the Future Fund's latest portfolio update, the Australian de facto sovereign wealth fund earned ...

First Super appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Julie George has been appointed to the First Super board as an employer representative director. George replaces First Super founder Lindsay Morling and has 30 years' experience in the forest and timber industries First Super represents. She is also ...

Succession planning major issue for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
A significant amount of financial advice practices have no effective succession plan in place, according to the Rubik Wealth/Business Health Future Ready VI report. The report aims to comprehensively analyse the health of Australian financial advice. ...

BMR integrates Xero SMSF practice management software

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
BMR Corporate Solutions has successfully integrated Xero's Practice Manager software for SMSF administration. This software will enable users setting up new SMSFs to rapidly synchronise fund details online into the Xero Practice Manager system. This ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft has revealed a $45,000 travel expense budget in the six months to December 2014. This figure includes expenses for Medcraft and his staff, and covers trips to London, Milan and Rio di Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The main impact of institutional investor divestment has been political not financial, said PWC in an asset consulting newsletter released yesterday. "Unless the size of the divestment is substantial, it may not impact the share price of the company ...