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Cuts to ASIC and ATO push industry to self-regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Budget cuts to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will force the industry to rely more on self-regulation. The budget is contemplating cuts of $142.8 million over the next three years ...

TAL appoints chief risk officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014

Wilson HTM confirms managing director appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Wilson HTM Investment Group has appointed a managing director after Andrew Coppin resigned in July 2013. Former acting chief executive officer Sandy Grant was appointed managing director, as foreshadowed during the shareholders' annual A general meeting ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The corporation tax rate should be reduced to 25% if Australia wants to become a regional financial services hub, Macquarie Group has argued. In its submission to the Financial Services Inquiry, the bank argued that Australia's current corporation tax ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Australia's 30% corporation tax rate is getting in the way of the nation becoming a regional "financial services powerhouse", according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance ...

Government will go ahead with FoFA changes: Ciobo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to follow through with its amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, despite putting the changes on hold last week. Speaking at an event hosted by the Financial Services Council, Parliamentary ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

AMP likely to cut hundreds of Melbourne jobs: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Amid its rolling restructure AMP is set to axe more staff and is looking at cutting hundreds of jobs from itsA Melbourne office, the company's second largest outside of the Sydney head office. AMP has informed the Finance Sector Union that there will ...

Michael Hintze to join Financial Systems Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
The founder and chief executive of global fund manager CQS Sir Michael Hintze is one of four appointments that have been made to an advisory panel to support the Financial Systems Inquiry (FSI). The International Advisory Panel will provide an expert ...

ASFA appoints first COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Tim Buskens to the newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO). Buskens was previously head of industry initiatives at Australian Administration Services (AAS), where he worked ...