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Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... treatment of deferred lifetime annuities and give them the same tax treatment as current income streams. Actuaries Institute CEO Melinda Howes said: "[It] will provide retirees with the ability to insure their longevity in a more cost effective way." ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... unnecessary. But the survey showed very clearly that cost is the number one concern. This concern, according to TAL Group CEO Jim Minto, demonstrates lopsided priorities. "We know from our polling that some people will not let their insurance drop for ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... BlackRock, Capital International and Orbis Global Equity Fund. "We think there is a very strong argument for splitting the roles of CEO and chairman, failing to do so constitutes a serious inadequacy in the banks governance, and the risks that poses ...

NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... and philanthropic foundations. This area is becoming increasingly competitive and requires the involvement of the board and CEO," he said. The study, carried out by researchers at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland ...

CareSuper releases direct investment option

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... and the severe fines they potentially face if they don't comply with a raft of complex regulatory requirements," CareSuper CEO Julie Lander explained. "Many people don't consider the ongoing work involved in managing a SMSF, including annual audits and ...

Australian Ethical director resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... members Mara Bun and Tony Cole. Bun has more than 20 years of business and community experience and is the current and founding CEO of Green Cross Australia. For the last 17 years Cole has been a senior investment consultant and executive in Mercer's ...

Women in Banking and Finance hunt for CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) has started the search for its first chief executive. The not-for-profit group for professional women in the financial services and related industries is looking for someone to build a sponsorship program ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... superannuation account, with the amount of investment earnings that would be reported to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)," ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said. With rental yields, interest rates on bonds and term deposits under 5% and dividend yields typically ...

CEOs face pay cuts: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The chief executive's of a number of major ASX100 companies have seen their pay drop due to lower incentive payments during financial year 2011-12, Citi research has found. Even though the decreases have not been in all companies, chief executives of ...

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... company. Netflix share price subsequently jumped 16%. The issue that concerned the SEC was that neither Netflix nor their CEO had previously used this personal Facebook page to announce company metrics and had never advised investors about this communications ...