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Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has reminded a business forum that the Tax White Paper is about how the government collects tax, not how much. Hockey told the PwC Tax Reform Forum in Melbourne yesterday that more than 800 submissions on the Tax White Paper ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
What would the fat lady sing on Sunday? Would it be a rendition of Andrea Bocelli's 'con me partiro' (time to say goodbye) quickly followed by Nina Gordon's 'the end of the world'? Or would weight-challenged crooner sing the Everly Brothers' 'I give ...

VFMC appoints new chairman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) recently appointed James MacKenzie as a director and chairman of the board. MacKenzie currently serves as a director of Melco Crown Entertainment; Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation; Maurice Blackburn ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Among the 81 findings in the Australian Infrastructure Audit Report released in April, was a statement that said over recent years, rates of public and private investment in infrastructure have been higher than the long-term average. Yet the audit goes ...

Eslake leaves Bank of America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) chief economist Saul Eslake has left the organisation and a replacement has already been confirmed. A member of the firm's economic team and longtime colleague of Eslake, Alex Joiner, will head BoAML's economics ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
On the back of its recent partnership, Sunsuper and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have secured PortfolioConstruction Forum chief finology officer, Dr David Lazenby, to address the AFA National Roadshow in July. The US-based psychologist ...

MAX Award winners named

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
The best and brightest financial services marketing, advertising and sales professionals were recognised at the MAX Awards in Sydney last night. At a gala dinner at the conclusion of the MAX Forum at Doltone House, professionals from the superannuation ...

SDI products drive retail FUM growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Newer styles of products aimed at self-directed investors (SDI) may account for a small share of the retail investment market but they represent a much larger share of market growth. These product styles include managed accounts and their separately ...

Don't rage against the machine

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Financial services professionals must embrace robo advice rather than fear it, according to industry research veteran Maggie Callinan. In her presentation at the recent MAX Forum in Sydney, former senior manager of investment research at Perpetual Private ...

MAX Awards to showcase innovation in financial services sales and marketing

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
From Marketer of the Year to Innovation of the Year and best Digital Marketing Campaign, next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum and Awards promises to be an Oscar night celebrating outstanding work in financial services sales and marketing. Highly-acclaimed ...