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Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. Speaking at a breakfast hosted ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013

Wealth division contributes to record CBA profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Earnings growth of 9% in Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division contributed to the bank posting a full-year profit of $7.8 billion, a record for an Australian bank. The 10% increase in cash net profit after tax surpassed the analysts' expectations ...

Super funds get control with new Bravura broker service integration

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... an increasingly competitive environment. Sonata combines over 15 years of trusted software and rich functionality with modern technology. It provides an integrated administration solution for superannuation, pensions, life insurance, trust and wrap products. ...

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The US regulator has lifted a ban, allowing hedge funds to advertise to the general public for the first time in 80 years. The ban was intended to protect unsophisticated investors from high risk, illiquid investment pools. The Securities and Exchange ...

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... to the self-education cap. "The cap will discourage people from being sufficiently prepared for the high value jobs of a modern services and knowledge based economy," the document said. The measure is potentially critical to the financial services industry ...

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... system. "The OECD model doesn't look at the long term effect of superannuation," Colley said. "Superannuation is a much more modern system." The other impediment is the electoral cycle. Reduced concessions generate immediate revenue, and for governments ...

Board quotas an "embarrassment" for Australia: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The introduction of quotas in a modern, egalitarian Australia "would prove to be an embarrassment," despite the obvious benefits that diversity brings, according to BlackRock. In a new research report, BlackRock also said the glacial pace of growth ...

Bravura appoints head of pre-sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Bravura Solutions has appointed Darrell Prins head of Pre-Sales in the Asia Pacific region. Prins will be based in Bravura's Sydney head office and will be reporting to managing director of Asia Pacific Roland Slee. Prins will be responsible for supporting ...

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... Schaus said. Reinforcing this is that most investment professionals look at portfolio construction through the eyes of Modern Portfolio Theory which seeks to maximise nominal returns and centres on equity when retirement investing should focus on building ...