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Crypto assets rewrite estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Complex cryptocurrency assets are driving financial advisers to reconsider their clients' digital lives and the impact this has on estate planning. Australian Unity Trustees national manager, estate planning, Anna Hacker describes cryptocurrency as ...

A-REIT chair retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... has almost 20 years' experience in financial services, working across investment banking, corporate finance and corporate law. McFadden is currently the chair of Eftpos Payments Australia and president of the Takeovers Panel. She also holds directorships ...

VicSuper appoints board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
VicSuper appointed a legal expert as a new member to its board. Corporate lawyer Gabrielle Bell joins the $19 billion superannuation fund, replacing the employer director role vacated by Craig Cook in July. She is also a member of the VicSuper Investment ...

Board changes at Sandon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... investor replaced non-executive director Paul Jensen with lawyer Peter Velez. Velez has 28 years' experience in corporate law specialising in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and funds management. He's worked at Freehill Hollingdale ...

Wilson lodges to scrap Hunter Hall LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson will lodge a requisition of shareholders meeting to remove the current Hunter Hall Global Value board and appoint three new independent directors. The proposed directors are corporate lawyer Kym Evans, Affinity ...

New CEO for Kinetic Super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... and UBS," Kinetic Super chair Frank Gullone said. "She brings a wealth of experience across financial services and corporate law - as well as her many years serving on the Kinetic Super board."

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's changes to the counting of reversionary pensions in the $1.6 million superannuation transfer balance cap have been welcomed across the industry. A 12-month grace period is now proposed before reversionary pensions are counted ...

Westpac appoints group customer advocate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... customers." Ahern is currently a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, joining Westpac with over 30 years' experience in corporate law and governance. He also served as global chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright during 2013 and 2014. "Mr Ahern is an extremely ...

Industry fund appoints new CSO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
A risk executive manager from Colonial First State will join an industry superannuation fund as its chief strategy officer later this month. Joining Mine Wealth + Wellbeing from 25 July is Vasyl Nair. He will lead a new corporate strategy and be responsible ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
A superannuation and insurance lawyer says recent litigation in Queensland will be watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says ...