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Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has taken aim at the financial services industry over its "lazy" attitude in dealing with inactive superannuation accounts. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
Cbus trustee director Dave Noonan has won AIST's 2019 Trustee of the Year Award. Noonan has been a director since November 2006 and began his career in the construction industry as a labourer and managed union sites in Melbourne. He is currently national ...

Paradice Investments sales lead takes new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A multi-boutique has hired Paradice Investment Management's national sales manager as it ramps up ambitions. Copia Investment Partners appointed Jude Fernandez as a distribution manager. Prior to Paradice, he worked at Schroders for nine years as ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... education and upon graduating from high school she dove into a commerce degree at the University of Sydney. Taking heed from Robert Frost and his iconic poem 'The Road Not Taken', Falas chose to major in econometrics - the branch of economics ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
The 30% Club is expanding its focus to include companies outside the ASX200. After achieving new heights in female board representation across the ASX50 and ASX 100 in 2018, the 30% Club is aiming to increase the number of women on the boards of listed ...

Government launches TPB review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... review into the effectiveness of the Tax Practitioners Board. In a media release on Tuesday Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the review would examine the TPB's effectiveness in ensuring tax agent services are provided to the public "in accordance ...

Government consults on super legislation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... legislation amending various pension related aspects of super legislation for consultation. On Monday, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the proposed changes to super legislation would correct the way market-linked pensions are valued under the ...

Consultation opens for claim handling changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... significant benefit as a result. Speaking at the Insurance Council national conference last week, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the consultation paper's proposed model of removing the current exemption and then defining handling and settling ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... really, going to probably thrive out of these changes," Cooper said. Soon after Cooper's comments, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert addressed the strong final day crowd. He said the Federal Government wanted to see the SMSF industry grow. Robert said ...

Group insurance reforms to be tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Australians will be protected from undue erosion through inappropriate insurance arrangements," Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said. "Importantly, the Government's reform will not prevent anyone who wants insurance in superannuation from being able ...