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Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... integrity and professionalism of the SMSF sector and focus on enhancing industry knowledge and competency, with trustees being a major target," Slattery said. "We are also committed to work together to be able to influence the right behaviour." Slattery ...

Workers missing out on $147m in super: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Less than one in ten Australians are aware of the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold according to new research from REST Industry Super. The Future of Work, a whitepaper commissioned by REST to understand the different expectations of employers ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...

IOOF profits slide across all key businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... the biggest hit to underlying profit, falling 16.9% to $35 million. This was followed by trustee services, impacted by a "major IT upgrade," whose profit fell 12.2% to $2.9 million. Financial advice and distribution fell by 10% to $36 million, and investment ...

Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Straight off the back of announcing record annuity sales of $2.2 billion in its half-year results, Challenger is partnering with an international investment manager to develop a global bond product for Australian retirees. The new partnership with Standard ...

Pacific Current Group calls EGM for restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... Multi-boutique asset manager Pacific Current Group will hold an extraordinary general meeting on March 15 to implement a major restructure of its business. The goal of the restructure, originally announced in December, is to make the global and ASX-listed ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... 0.3 percentage point in Q3. Not surprising, the yen's depreciation and the improvement in the global economy have been the major factors behind the growth in external demand. Thankfully, Trump-Abe meeting of 10 February ended well (read, the yen could ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... meet future policy changes, noting the industry had been "assiduously building its capital strength in anticipation." "The major banks have added in the order of 150 basis points to their CET1 ratios over the past couple of years," he said. "Assuming ...

FICAP RockStar fundraiser draws record support

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Australians and their families. FICAP's committee is made up of several industry participants who are part of a number of major advice, platform and banking groups. For further information visit FICAP's website.

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... itself - through our investment missions and the connections made with institutional and other significant investors in major infrastructure assets." The Sunshine Coast Council will receive an annual rental payment of 5% of gross revenue, which equates ...