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Govt consults on advice reforms

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Federal Government has begun consulting the financial planning industry on the Future of Financial Advice reforms - particularly on the accountants exemption and how advisers are charged. The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate ...

JANA wins legalsuper mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Legalsuper has re-appointed JANA Investment Advisers as its asset consultant for a three-year term. As asset consultant, JANA will continue to provide investment advice and recommendations to support the decision making of legalsuper's board and its ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Financial planning groups have applauded tax discounts on savings and higher super guarantee payments, but most don't expect the Federal Budget's announcements will heavily impact client strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last ...

ME Bank inks Telstra deal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Telstra scooped a three-year, $4.5 million contract to provide telecommunications products and services to ME Bank, an agreement signed as the bank, which was founded to serve industry fund members, embarks on a major expansion program. In February ...

AFS deal raises Asian opportunities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Dealer group Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) remains mum on the identity of its potential buyer but said the deal could potentially open up its financial planners to clients and products outside Australia, particularly in the broader Asian ...

New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Super funds and investors upset about the mining stocks plunge this week should shift their blame from the government and instead zero in on the miners themselves because it was their idea. In a 20-page submission to the Henry Review in November 2008 ...

APRA contacts funds on rollover fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
Super funds are being told to double check rollover applications after the tax office contacted the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) about a number of phoney rollover requests. In a letter sent to APRA regulated super funds, the prudential ...

FPA appoints Rantall to top job

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke managing director, Mark Rantall, as chief executive. Rantall worked at NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke between 2003 and 2008 where he helped the dealer group transition more than ...

Cavendish buys Bendzulla Actuarial

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Cavendish Superannuation has bought actuarial and retirement services group, Bendzulla Actuarial. Bendzulla is a consulting actuarial practice headquartered in Hobart and services clients nationally. The firm has qualified actuaries resident in most ...

AMP seeks NZ regulator approval for AXA bid

PRESS STATEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
AMP has applied to the New Zealand Commerce Commission for clearance to buy AXA Asia Pacific's Australian and New Zealand business. AMP's application will be scrutinised by the New Zealand commission to determine whether the acquisition would lower ...