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ASIC closes doors on Storm charges with two fines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Nearly a decade after ASIC began its investigation into Storm Financial, two directors have been fined $70,000 each for breach of duties. Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis were previously disqualified from managing corporations for seven years. When they ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Looking at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market, one couldn't help but exclaim that it was a wonderful set of (seasonally adjusted) numbers. The economy added another 17,500 jobs in February following ...

Findex names new managing partner

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Findex has named the Crowe Horwarth managing partner of South Queensland. Mary Driscoll was previously a senior partner with Findex who oversaw the business advisory team. Before that, she was a principal at William Buck and a manager at DFK Australia ...

YBR appoints new general manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
A new general manager will join Yellow Brick Road in April. Glenn Gibson joins YBR having previously been head of sales and marketing at AMP. Before that, he was national sales manager, third-party distribution at AMP Bank, national sales manager at ...

AMP flags new practice management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
In its 2018 Sustainability Report, AMP said it was investing in a practice management tool as part of its Goals 360 advice platform. The tool will be built on the Salesforce platform and integrates customer relationship management, operational reporting ...

Convicted SMSF auditor disqualified

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
ASIC has disqualified a Melbourne-based SMSF auditor who is serving a jail term for previous charges. Nayanaka Arjuna Samarakoon pleaded guilty to criminal offences that included dealing with property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime ...

GBST and super fund collaborate for tax relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
A $7.4 billion corporate superannuation fund is partnering with GBST to provide members with the maximum tax benefits available to them following the latest super reforms. Qantas Super will use GBST's TaxIntell solution to assist members in transitioning ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
The majority of non-property investors support the modification of negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) faces an uphill battle in its quest to normalise monetary policy if economic and financial market agents continue to "hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see." The yen rose to its highest level since November ...

Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six leading superannuation funds have signed an open letter by the CFA Institute asking asset manager to adhere to a code of conduct in an effort to protect the interest of members. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Kinetic Super ...