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Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... Judge Long S.C. commented: "These offences are of a kind that are serious in nature, as they affect the integrity of Australian taxation system, thus directly impact on the Australian community. This is particularly so given your position of responsibility ...

Australian Ethical pays out $300k in redundancies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
ASX-listed retail super fund Australian Ethical will make a number of employees redundant following a "substantial reduction" of its Canberra office. In a release published on the ASX website, Australian Ethical chief executive Phil Vernon said, "The ...

Austock Life appoints former senior BT executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... covering NSW, QLD and NT. Previously, Newnham worked in senior management and distribution roles at BT, Zurich, Australian Ethical and Lonsec. "Steve's appointment reunites him with former, long-time BT colleague Tony Gobbo, who recently joined us as ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... advisers and the commission structures. We call on those campaigns to be removed." Chief executive of retail fund Australian Ethical Phil Vernon said of the union: "I think it's a wonderful step forward with both parties speaking with one voice. The ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Risks in Supply-Chain Sourcing'. This report coincides with the release of a new joint study by retail fund Australian Ethical and Corporate Analysis, Enhanced Responsibility (CAER), arguing that China already offers many ethically sound investment opportunities. ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... tendencies but also to see a return. Whether they are attractive to retail funds is another question. Retail fund Australian Ethical said they do not currently invest in SBBs, but are interested in doing so in the future. "Currently we only invest in ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... officer, Andrew Conway. "We fundamentally believe that anyone providing tax advice should do so to the same professional and ethical standards required under TASA," Conway said. Anne Street Partners is one of the financial advice practices that registered ...

Sunsuper adds to investment committee

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... veteran Justine Hickey to its investment committee. In April Hickey resigned from her position as director at Australian Ethical Investment (AEI). She had been the longest serving board member and made the decision upon the recruitment of a number of ...

Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... integral. "There is a problem with the ability of financial advisers to communicate risk. Currently funds cannot, under Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regulations, communicate to members the pension they will be getting. They ...