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Federal Court hears FSC's complaints against FWC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has put its case against the composition of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) Expert Panel to the Federal Court in Sydney this morning. The FSC's counsel put forward three points challenging the current composition ...

EQT receives approval for ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has received the ministerial approval required for the acquisition of ANZ Trustees. Acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has provided the approval, the company told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "As such, the ...

PwC partner to join NAB board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner will retire in July and join the National Australia Bank (NAB) as a non-executive director of the board. NAB chairman Michael Chaney confirmed that PwC partner David Armstrong's role as board director will start on August ...

Crowe Horwath and Findex in acquisition talks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Financial Index Wealth Accountants (Findex) is likely to acquire Crowe Horwath after it signed a process agreement to buy all of its shares. This would be Findex's second acquisition after it bought Centric Wealth in January 2013. The two organisations ...

Noble departs ASFA, joins Inflection Point Capital

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Gordon Noble has left his position as director of investments and economy at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to join Inflection Point Capital Management (IPCM). Noble said he was leaving ASFA after three years "to pursue ...

Five Oceans to be disbanded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Fidante Partners global equities house Five Oceans Asset Management is set to close after more than eight years in business. Principals from the group, which sits under Challenger's boutique funds management business, have written to clients to inform ...

SFGA top exec leaves following IOOF bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) company secretary and chief financial officer will depart to take up a position with Commonwealth Bank (CBA), only two weeks after IOOF made an offer to acquire SFGA. Linda Fox will start on her new role at CBA on July 11 but will ...

AMP head of corporate super to depart

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP head of corporate superannuation Libby Roy has decided to leave the company less than two years into the role. A departure date is yet to be set and AMP confirmed Roy would be staying on to ensure a smooth transition of her responsibilities. "During ...

Former finance broker convicted for fraud

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
A former finance broker has been convicted of two fraud charges, following an investigation from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Riyanka Puteri Shiraz, of Canterbury, New South Wales, admitted to using the identities of ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...