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Barclays fined $A451 million

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
UK bank Barclays will pay a record $A451 million in fines after it was found to have mislead authorities about the interest rate it was paying to borrow money from other banks. Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond said that in view of this, he and other ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... of the Financial Services Council. Meller joins Schroder Investment Management Australia's chief executive officer, Greg Cooper, as deputy chair, as well as Macquarie Bank group head of banking & financial services group, Peter Maher as chairman. In ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Australian Taxation Office, expand competition in how default funds are appointed, improve governance according to the Cooper Review recommendations, improve transparency to enable consumers to easily compare funds, review and remove regulatory barriers ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... contained in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012 that will implement changes recommended by the Cooper review into Australia's superannuation system. "The super system can be difficult to use for employers as each fund ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... make the relevant consequential amendments. The measures contained in the bill also implement changes recommended by the Cooper Review into the governance, efficiency, structure and operation of Australia's superannuation system. The bill requires trustees ...

AustralianSuper wins landmark IBM mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... transferee funds and shortlisted two, according to an IBM trustee letter to members from May 2. "Since the release of the 'Cooper Review' in 2010, the Company has been reviewing its superannuation strategy. Consideration of the subsequent "Stronger Super' ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led by federal Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten, Challenger's chairman ...

BTFG cash earnings down, FUM increases

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... earnings of $294 million, down 19% on the previous half and 14% on the prior corresponding period. Chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the decline to one-off expenses and external market factors, including softer asset markets and a weaker equities ...

Trustee reforms risk being neutered

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... independent chair. The proposals would follow recommendations from the Superannuation System Review conducted by Jeremy Cooper that proposed super funds take on governance characteristics akin to how public companies operate. However, the subtlety in ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... engage with lifecycling, rather than simply relying on rebranded default options, according to super heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. This was the message delivered to an industry forum yesterday by the chairman of retirement income at Challenger and former ...