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RBF-Tasmania overhauls executive structure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... model, said Mussared. The sixth position, which is also soon to be advertised, is for a senior risk and compliance role. KPMG is conducting the search on behalf of the fund. "We've taken the opportunity to develop the new business model which is about ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... is whether the key advisers are going to stay or not, industry experts say. Ian Jedlin, partner in charge of valuations at KPMG, said financial planning firms, in general, depend a lot on their key advisers to generate revenue - and if they leave, often ...

KPMG appoints James O'Leary to alt investments

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
KPMG has hired the former head of property and alternative investments at Colonial First State Global Asset Management for its one of its growing advisory practices. James O'Leary had been hired as a specialist adviser for KPMG's alternative investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... conducts its 2nd Enterprise Risk Management Seminar, with speakers including AMP Ltd chief executive Craig Dunn, also in Sydney. KPMG issues a general insurance survey, and Premier Investments Ltd releases first half results. On Monday, the Australian ...

ASIC targets five unregistered property ventures

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... Moorhouse Shopping Centre Project, Cass Bay Spur Project and Mount Hutt Project. Damian Templeton and Phillip Hennessy of KPMG have been appointed receivers and managers of the scheme property and associated corporate entities. While the court did not ...

ESI Super and SPEC Super confirm merger

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... year and is expected to be completed by March next year. The decision follows Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Minter Ellison and KPMG completing a legal and tax due diligence process on both funds. The merged fund will adopt SPEC Super's administration model ...

KPMG challenges ASIC on Constitutional powers

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
KPMG is challenging the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) regarding its case on behalf of Westpoint investors because it believes the regulator's case is unconstitutional. ASIC began action against KPMG on the basis that Section ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... need for clients to seek advisers and, despite all these challenges, good advice is still worth it," he said. According to a KPMG Econtech study last October, the average investment balance of an investor with a financial planner is around $50,000 in ...

Treasury proposes mandatory governance principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) accepted enforceable undertakings from three partners of KPMG's Perth office for their auditing work on the Westpoint Group of companies in August last year. Although Treasury perceives ...

KPMG sounds alarm on admin fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... option to audit their administration provider's performance, at short notice, to minimise the risk of fraud, according to KPMG. Speaking at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), Gary Gill, partner at KPMG, said the ...