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Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Both retail and industry superannuation funds have mixed responses to a federal government proposal that would see an increase of independent directors on fund boards. BT Financial Group believes increasing the number of independent directors will create ...

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
The most successful superannuation operations would be hit hardest by the federal government's planned changes, industry funds warn. But the government says millions of retirees are expected to benefit from proposed new laws to improve the way superannuation ...

Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Australia's life insurance advisers and providers have reached an agreement to transition from high upfront commissions to alternative remuneration models. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the ...

Labor now opposes advice Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Labor and the Coalition are opposing renewed calls from Greens senators for a Royal Commission into financial advice and financial institutions. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson filed a notice of motion on Tuesday calling on the government "to establish ...

AvSuper adds new investment option

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
AvSuper, the retirement fund for the aviation and aviation safety industries, is adding a new investment option to its menu from 1 July. Called Balanced Growth, the option will comprise exposure to 65% growth assets and 35% defensive assets. It is designed ...

KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
KPMG Australia's advisory division is positioning itself for a year where large corporates are expected to have more appetite for mergers and acquisitions. This is reflected in the company's recent intake of 51 new partners and executive directors ...

John Waller retires from NAB, BNZ

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
John Waller will retire as a National Australia Bank board member and as chairman of Bank of New Zealand and be replaced by Doug McKay. Waller has been an NAB non-executive director and chairman of its subsidiary BNZ since 2008 and will leave those ...

Cbus hires equities investment specialist

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Cbus has appointed a former Nomura Asset Management senior portfolio manager to the role of equities investment specialist. Kiran Singh will start on the role with Cbus on 27 July and he will relocate to Australia from Singapore, where he worked for ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Nominations for this year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award are now open. Advisers can nominate themselves, or may be nominated by their peers, their licensee or PDM/BDM. On launching the award, now into its 13th year ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced the submissions deadline for the Tax White Paper will be extended by six weeks to July 24. Hockey said that this was because of the "strong public response" to the whitepaper along with "stakeholder interest in the ...