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Australia and Switzerland agree tax crackdown

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey and Swiss Ambassador Marcel Stutz have agreed to increase cooperation to tackle tax evasion. Under the agreement, the Australian Taxation Office will automatically receive details of financial accounts such as investment ...

Medcraft addresses ASIC's NAB response

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
In his opening statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, ASIC chair Greg Medcraft addressed the recent media coverage of NAB Wealth's compensation to its advice clients. "We have started our information gathering from NAB Wealth using ...

Findex appoints head of investment research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
Financial services and accounting group Findex has appointed a head of investment research with experience across Australia, North America and Europe. Dr Stefano Cavaglia joins Findex from Philo Capital, where he worked as a portfolio manager. Prior ...

Ex-ANZ adviser sent to jail over $6m fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
A former ANZ financial adviser was jailed for six years and three months for defrauding over $5.9 million over a period of 20 years. Melinda Scott will serve three years and ten months in jail before being eligible for parole, the NSW District Court ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... Capital, Bennelong Australian Equity Partners, Regal Funds Management, Watermark Funds Management, Eley Griffiths Group, Cooper Investors, Optimal Funds Management, Sandon Capital, LHC Capital, Smallco Investment Manager and Lanyon Asset Management. ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... competitive market forces could not reasonably be expected to provide." It said that both recommendations were built on the Cooper Review's recommendations, which envisaged the same role for default funds in awards approved by the industry. "Despite ...

New Westpac chief executive scraps previous position

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... banking services. Westpac retail & business banking group executive Jason Yetton, CIO David Curran, BT chief executive Brad Cooper and St George chief executive George Frazis will now all report directly to Hartzer. "The close coordination of our Australian ...

ASIC national exam proposal lacks evidence: CMCRC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft's call for a national adviser examination is flawed, according to Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) chief executive Michael Aitken. While recognising Medcraft's good intentions, Professor Aitken argued that ...

ASIC imposes conditions on Guardian Advice

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed conditions on the licence of Suncorp-owned Guardian Advice following a surveillance which uncovered deficiencies in the advice it provided to retail clients. ASIC said the company ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
"'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la...", "silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright..." Bah, humbug! The negative news flow and speculations over the past 24 hours would, like ol' Ebenezer Scrooge, make you, I and Irene hate Christmas. ...