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FIRST Super questions fairness of Coalition's super board quota policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... does that also apply to publicly listed companies?" Watson told Financial Standard. Currently, five of the 11 FIRST Super board members are nominated by the CFMEU, the union representing construction workers. Another five are employer or industry appointed. ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... financial advisers who give tax advice will have to become registered tax agents and register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). Advice firms are exempted from the taxation agent services regime and the exemption is due to end on June 30, 2013.

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... as a hedge fund and long only equities manager in Sydney, Hong Kong, and London and currently holds directorships on the board of three ASX-listed investment companies: Cadence Capital, WAM Capital and Mercantile Investments. "James is a great fit for ...

Big groups court AFS advisers with inducements

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... diligent process, they looked at us and we looked at them." BT Select then gave a presentation to some members of the AFS board in Sydney and after that some practices made steps to join BT. "We recognize that any practice joining us will go through ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... alliance of ten funds and administrators, has adopted a new technology to simplify distribution of essential documents for board members. The cloud-based iqBoard app, produced by IQ Group, allows the ASP to access secure hub where board packs and documents ...

EQT to take Trust-Perpetual acquisition to ACCC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... incorporating a cash component in the revised offer." EQT recently issued a revised proposal of acquisition after The Trust Company board recommended shareholders to accept the Perpetual proposal. "We continue to believe and assert that our proposed ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... reflecting recent downward market trends. Last week Russell Rhoades, instructor at the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and a leading authority on VIX, gave a talk at the ASX Institutional Conference in Sydney, entitled 'Volatility ...

PJC to hold TASA hearing tomorrow

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... July 1. The Committee will look at how the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Tax Practitioner Board (TPB) can work together and avoid duplications. The hearings will also analyse the details of the advisers' transition to ...

IFM to cut fees after pricing review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... too far away from releasing the review," he said. Himbury confirmed there would be a date set at the fund manager's June board meeting. IFM had previously said it planned to reduce the management expense ratios (MERs) that all of its investors pay. "This ...

Nikko AM restructures CEO and chairman roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... and the chief executive executes the business strategy. The decision to separate the roles was taken unanimously by the board. Takumi Shibata has with extensive experience of both the Japanese and international markets. "Shibata is one of a handful of ...