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No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... regulations. Cormann swore a "blood oath to be back" and said his government would implement several of the key aspects of the Cooper Review that the current government had ignored at the expense of the industry. He was speaking on the back of the current ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... part of a panel discussion on the impact of superannuation and advice reforms on the funds management sector, with Greg Cooper, CEO, Schroder Investments. We need to perform, or we will die," said James, because the value proposition of managed funds ...

ING Direct prepares for retail super foray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... although it will target customer acquisition in addition to cross-selling to existing banking clients. BT chief executive Brad Cooper recently described the wealth sector as the key to banks' growth over coming decades, flagging a coming "land grab" ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Sherry's parliamentary career included roles as Chair of the Senate Committee on Superannuation, and initiation of the Cooper Review on the operation, cost and efficiency of Australia's super system. He held the position of Assistant Treasurer from 2009-2010 ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

ASIC eyes off UL property

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission yesterday released the findings of a proactive review of responsible entities operating managed investment schemes in the unlisted property sector. As part of this review, the Australian Securities ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
BT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach. Mark Spiers, BT's general manager of advice said technology will be a key battleground ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets ...

BT flags wealth "land grab"

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... value proposition." Butterworth's comments followed an analyst briefing yesterday morning in which BT chief executive Brad Cooper described the wealth sector as the key to banks' growth over coming decades. ''There's a land grab going on for that market ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... consider taxation consequences when giving instructions in mandates to investment managers, after it was recommended in the Cooper review. Parametric is a division of American company Eaton Vance, and offers solutions in after-tax investing.