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HUB24 and GPS Wealth launch managed accounts platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... implementing our CAREportfolio investment suite," GPS Wealth managing director Grahame Evans said. "Our advisers now have a modern flexible platform solution that means less paperwork, more transparency and greater control over clients' tax outcomes. ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... haze. Surprise of surprises. San Fran after all was the seat of "Flower Power" - "The term later became generalized as a modern reference to the hippie movement and the so-called counterculture of drugs, psychedelic music, psychedelic art and social ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... statement that the small business asset write-off was a "very practical way to help these businesses work smarter with modern equipment and technology. The cost of setting up a business will be reduced with legal and accounting advice being written off ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
When India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014, he sparked such enthusiasm among politicians and citizens that for a few days all we could see in the media was his friendly, bearded smile. Indian citizens in Australia were ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... Commission duplicates and undermines this role by selecting a limited number of compulsory default funds for employers using Modern Awards. Just as we should guarantee choice to consumers, employers should be allowed to select a default fund from all ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) suggests that modern awards are reducing competition in the superannuation industry. FSC's analysis of the modern awards system demonstrates a disproportionate representation of industry, government and ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... (ISA) in June. The court case was over the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting default super funds for modern awards. The FSC initially argued that the panel that selected funds was biased in favour of industry funds. Then, when the FWC ...

Long-serving CBA exec announces retirement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's long-serving group executive, business and private banking, Grahame Peterson will retire early next year, the bank has announced. The company has promoted Adam Bennett from another role in the organisation to replace ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... and said it vindicated the validity of the Fair Work Commission's involvement in the selection of default super funds for modern awards. "Australians rely on the safety net to ensure our savings are in good hands," he said. "The banks, however, treat ...

Sophisticated investor register launched

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
A new online investor registry, aimed at modernising the compliance process for certifying sophisticated and wholesale investors, has been launched by Sophisticated Access (SA). The real-time registry, known as Cygura, is for investors and their accountants ...