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In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... critics anticipated ever materialised and the companies did just that: achieve the legislated gender quota. Read the article "How women can boost super - Women in Super Roundtable" for more. 2010 Phone Interview with Mavis Robertson: Part 1 of 4 "It's ...

St George head of advice joins Anne Street

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Westpac's head of St George, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA Financial Planning has left the business and joined Anne Street Partners as head of strategy and advice. Jason Dunn will be responsible for the implementation of the firm's national business ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector is entering the stage of maturity as benefit payments surpass contributions for the first time. This industry tipping point was confirmed with the recent release of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) statistical ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
ANZ has offered to foot the bill to start-up a national exam for financial advisers that mirrors the United States Series 7 exam run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The bank estimated that it would cost $600,000 to kick-start ...

ATO cold calling to test SMSF trustees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian Taxation Office is calling self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees to test their fund knowledge and restricting their ability to operate the fund if they fail. Legal document provider Topdocs said in a technical article that "examples ...

SMSF court case highlights penalty uncertainties

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Federal Court's ruling on a case involving two self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees who used their fund for personal matters has highlighted the uncertainty around penalties. The fund, totaling more than $260k, was used to purchase residential ...

OneVue confirms Eureka Report deal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
OneVue has confirmed it has been in negotiations with News Corporation owned Eureka Report to deliver what it calls a "digital investor engagement solution". OneVue said it expects to execute binding agreements with Eureka Report imminently, subject ...

China's mean regression

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
The suspense is chillingly killing... you could almost taste it by just looking at Wall Street's performance last night. It was decidedly undecided. Two ups and two downs. The Dow and the Nasdaq both finished 0.1% on the up while the S&P 500 and the ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Former Liberal leader John Hewson has said that over-investment by banks and pension funds in carbon-exposed industries could lead to a global financial crisis that dwarfs the 2008 crash. Hewson was speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Asset ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
What's in a word? Two words to be precise. Speculation that the Fed would (or would not) change these two words when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Wednesday (NY time) has focussed the minds of many an investor lately and... wet the pants ...