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Equip to launch pension version of MySuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... to the retirement phase. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Employer Engagement Symposium, Press said the MyPension product would automate something Equip already does in its financial planning business. "If you come ...

Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... University of New South Wales professor RenA(C)e Adams has found. Adams, who was speaking at the Platypus Asset Management Symposium in Sydney, looked at the short term effect in market performance of all ASX200 director appointments from 2009 to 2011. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle will be a panel discussant at the CIFR Financial Market Developments Symposium. In equities news, Rio Tinto and GPT Group are expected to post full year results, while Telstra, Transurban, ASX, Webjet ...

FPA slams detractors of best interest amendment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... nothing to fear from the proposed amendments," Rantall said. However, Rantall said at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne last week that while amendments softening the ban on conflicted remuneration do not mention commissions explicitly ...

More Australians opt for advice through super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... include advice firms that are part of bank-owned dealer groups. Presenting the research at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium, hosted jointly by Industry Super Australia, Industry Funds Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

FoFA changes must go before parliament: Collins

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... legislation, meaning they will not have to go through parliament. However, speaking at ISA's Financial Advice in Super Symposium, Collins said the amendments - in particular the one which does away with the catch-all clients' best interest requirement ...

FoFA amendments could bring back commissions: FPA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has warned. Speaking at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne today, Rantall singled out the part of the proposed legislation that soften the ban on conflicted remuneration. ...

We're watching you, APRA warns trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... job. Speaking to an audience of trustees at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fund Governance Symposium, APRA board member Helen Rowell pulled no punches in her assurance that APRA will enforce the new prudential standards. "While ...

Brumby lauds Cbus board pay disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... the moment is probably Cbus." Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fund Governance Symposium, Brumby also discussed gender inequity, board diversity, and the current inadequacy of retiree funds. He said the amount retirees ...

AIST slams independent director quota

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... members on industry super fund boards, calling it a 'number one issue' for AIST. Speaking at the AIST Fund Governance Symposium in Melbourne, Garcia said he was not sure what problem the Coalition was trying to solve by insisting that fund boards comprise ...