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New exec chairman: Nomura Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Asian investment bank Nomura has a new executive chairman for its Australian operations, with the appointment of Peter Meurer last week. Meurer joined Nomura in November 2009 as chairman of investment banking, Australia, prior to which he was vice chairman ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Super funds line up for Sevior

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Veteran stock picker John Sevior's new fund is being reviewed by CBUS Super for an Australian Equities mandate. CBUS - which had an Australian equities mandate with Sevior's former employer Perpetual at the time of his departures - said that it is doing ...

ASIC releases proposed conflicted remuneration guidelines

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
ASIC has released proposed guidance on the conflicted remuneration ban, as part of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. The ban on conflicted remuneration includes commissions and volume-based payments in relation to advice about retail investment ...

ANZ fined over futures contracts

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
ANZ was last week fined $US350,000 by commodity regulators in the United States, after exceeding speculative position limits in wheat and cotton futures contracts. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said ANZ had exceeded speculative ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
More than half of Australian superannuation funds will offer default income protection in their MySuper offers, according to a survey released at the recent AIA Australia Group Insurance Summit held in Sydney. Thirty-two executives from 26 retail and ...

Emerging market PE numbers on track

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Emerging market private equity investments have held steady during the first six months of this year, despite trying market conditions. In the first two quarters, emerging market private equity deals accounted for 15% of fundraising globally, at $17.2 ...

Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Several flaws exist in the current debate over superannuation adequacy in Australia, said the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). A focus on superannuation tax concessions and access age is the wrong conversation and should instead ...

Vanguard to publish portfolio holdings

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Vanguard will publish quarterly portfolio holdings for all its funds from October, the fund manager announced today. Vanguard's head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman said, "This move is designed to improve transparency for investors ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Declining contributions to superannuation have helped push AMP's retirement index to its lowest levels since the global financial crisis. The AMP Retirement Adequacy Index fell almost 2 percentage points to 69.4% while projected retirement savings fell ...