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Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Financial advisers and superannuation industry service providers are likely to be the main beneficiaries of company tax cuts in the 2016/17 Budget. From 1 July 2016 the small business tax rate will be lowered to 27.5% and the turnover threshold for ...

Zurich launches education curriculum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia has launched the Zurich Curriculum, in a bid to support adviser education and development. The Zurich Curriculum aims to provide advisers and their support staff with the skills and knowledge to build specialist expertise ...

Libertas launches licensing to attract SMSF specialists

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Libertas Financial Planning has launched an accountants' licensing package in the hope of attracting experienced SMSF accounting specialists to the network. The package includes customised software that will guide the adviser through the compliance ...

AZ NGA signs twelfth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire capital of its twelfth firm. Sterling Planners was established in 1997 and currently services clients from North Sydney. The firm offers clients a full ...

NAB partnership puts adviser education at forefront

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
National Australia Bank (NAB) has ramped up its commitment to increasing professional standards in financial planning through a partnership with the Deakin University Business School, DeakinPrime and DeakinDigital. The partnership will offer advisers ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Westpac has announced first half 2016 statutory net profit of $3,701 million, up 3% from the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the profit boost, Wesptac chief executive Brian Hartzer said: "The consumer bank delivered strong home loan and deposit ...

Charter Hall appoints CIO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Charter Hall Group has appointed a new chief investment officer. Sean McMahon will commence the role in August 2016; the role was created following a management restructure announced in February. He will be responsible for Charter Hall's strategy, mergers ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

APRA counts life insurance losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
APRA has released its submission to the Senate Economics Committee on the inquiry into the scrutiny of financial advice - life insurance, claiming that the profitability of the sector is under strain. The submission argued that weak profitability has ...

Fiducian acquires three further firms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Fiducian Group has acquired three separate financial planning businesses in the Perth catchment area, for total consideration of $1.2 million, to be funded by cash. The acquisitions reflect Fiducian's strategy to expand its financial planning network ...