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Findex hires head of risk from Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Findex has appointed a former Macquarie executive lead its commission-free risk business and build the corporate benefits consulting arm. As head of risk and corporate benefits, Patrick Dieter will also be responsible for reviewing and growing the company's ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre corporate office and ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... concerns. Nikko Asset Management's global investment committee (GIC) said it is less optimistic about the outlook of corporate earnings and share prices in the United States. The committee has also pushed back its forecasted timing of the US Federal ...

Link Group announces plans for float

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... 2.7% in the 2016 financial year. Link Group provides a broad suite of services that connect superannuation funds and corporate clients to their members and stakeholders, primarily through its proprietary technology-enabled platforms. The company generates ...

S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... incurred hundreds of millions of dollars in losses from breaches that allowed criminals to illegally transfer funds from corporate customer accounts and from ATMs." While S&P hasn't yet downgraded any banks due to cyber-attacks, it said this was because ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... There are also variations in average TERs depending on ownership structure of the fund. Not-for-profit funds comprising corporate, public sector and industry funds achieved TERs of 0.99% while average retail TER was 1.76%. Combining these categories ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... to existing enduring powers of attorney as these are grandfathered under the new legislation. Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers warned that particularly important for SMSF advisers is the provision prohibiting conflicted transactions. Examples ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
On a quiet afternoon in 2000, Pru Bennett was sitting with the three other partners of proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, wondering how they were going to jumpstart the business. "Gee," she remembers thinking, "We just need a few ...

AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... will reduce the incentive for employers to make SG payments on time. "The system should reward employers who are good corporate citizens and penalise employers who are bad corporate citizens," Haynes said. "The penalty for not paying super on time should ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... of Elia's experience join the board. Elia's experience includes senior roles in superannuation, finance, marketing, corporate and fund governance, taxation, risk management, audit, corporate/strategic planning and implementation. He also takes a leading ...