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HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... entirely from Transfield Services will have at least one supporter on HESTA's board of trustees: Lisa Darmanin, who is also assistant branch secretary of the ASU's Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services Branch.

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... first wave of baby-boomers hits retirement, the question of dealing with the drawdown phase is squarely on the agenda. Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said the government will conduct a broad review into the issue some time in 2014. The Association ...

BT arms planners with tablets to improve advice

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
BT Financial Group will release almost 1,000 tablets to bank financial planners and planner assistants working at Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA. The tablets will have a digital version of the group's 'Your World' tool which was designed ...

Onus on consumers to ask about commissions: Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Consumers must take responsibility for finding out whether their financial adviser has a conflict of interest, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. Defending the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...

Insync Fund Management appoints senior analyst

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... independently owned global equity manager based in Sydney, has appointed Nitesh Patel as a senior investment analyst and assistant portfolio manager. Patel works within Insync's flagship international equities fund, Global Titans. He reports to Insync's ...

FoFA changes could start before May: Sinodinos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos told the Senate Standing Committee on Economics today that Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) proposed amendments could come into effect "earlier than May." The senator was asked during the Australian Securities and ...

Treasury looks at further FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... Latto said that the government's proposed amendments to FoFA did not provide a solution in this area. A spokesperson for Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos confirmed that CSSA had raised the matter both with Treasury and Sinodinos' office. "There is ...

Sinodinos announces SuperStream governance structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... group made up of industry participants, including gateway operators, superannuation funds and employer representatives," Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos said. One of the ATO's main tasks will be to facilitate an industry agreement on the design ...

Ripoll demands parliamentary debate for FoFA reforms

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... changes and businesses having to adjust to new models againA "creates more confusion, uncertainty and cost." Last month Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos announced plans to implement the FoFA reform measures through regulations, rather than via legislation. ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has ruled out a full review into limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), but emphasised that licensing is necessary. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane today, Sinodinos said that ...