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The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... option of funds. Meanwhile the Coalition said it would abolish the superannuation guarantee age limit and shadow treasurer Joe Hockey flagged he would oppose an increase in SG. Schroder is not alone in his view on the election. Fiona Reynolds, chief ...

BDO Wealth Mgmt signs Instreet

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
BDO Wealth Management (Vic) joins the throng of financial advisory firms taking more control over their product lineup, enlisting the help of boutique fund Instreet and consultancy firm Terboven in its structured product offering for clients. Under ...

Resistance grows to SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... Anderson being a former senior adviser to former Coalition industrial relations minister Peter Reith and shadow treasurer Joe Hockey being patron of SMEboardroom. Joe Hocke,y in his speech to the National Press Club this week, stated the Coalition would ...

Hockey calls for FSR review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, vows to review the Financial Services Reform (FSR) should the Coalition win the next election. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) forum this month, Hockey said the FSR legislation was not implemented ...

Russell recruits Asian specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Russell Investments has appointed several senior executives across Asia, including Singapore and South Korea, to strengthen management in those regions. Edmund Teo joined Russell on 1 April as regional director, sales and marketing. Singapore-based ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... business, investors and taxpayers - commenting that "it's about Main Street, not just Wall Street." In a press statement, Joe Dear, Council of Institutional Investors chair and chief investment officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System ...

Eslake joins Wingate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
International equities fund manager, Wingate Asset Management, has appointed former ANZ Bank chief economist Saul Eslake to the investment advisory committee. Eslake was chief economist for 15 years at ANZ Bank and, prior to that, worked as chief economist ...

Planners brace for fiduciary revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... banning of sales commissions, the Committee didn't need to as fiduciary responsibility is highly likely - as highlighted by Joe Hockey shadow treasurer in his speech to the FPA conference last week - to be incompatible with such remuneration models. ...

Libs reject planner commissions ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, said the Liberal Party does not agree with banning commissions, arguing that mandating planners to have a fiduciary obligation towards their clients takes away the need for planner remuneration reforms. Speaking at the ...