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AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... financial planning groups to create a complete advice and super service for clients. The fund said that in light of the Cooper Review, the Ripoll Report and new the FOFA reforms, a partnership between the industry super fund and planning groups makes ...

ANZ Wealth head joins FSC

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... a director. He joins 12 other board members including Craig Meller, managing director, AMP Financial Services and Brad Cooper, chief executive, BT Financial Group. Van Der Wielen's previous roles include managing director at Clerical Medical, Halifax ...

ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... ones to push against it. "Nothing is guaranteed especially the 9 to 12 per cent," she said. Vamos also said a third of the Cooper review recommendations had not been supported by the Government and that it was important not to forget them as they made ...

BOQ launches online trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... the best tools and education to make share investing easily accessible for all our customers," said Liddy. In March Louis Cooper replaced Barry Odes as head of CMC Markets Australia and New Zealand. "Existing and potential partners are looking to stand ...

Hands off collectables: SISFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... see collectables left in the investment mix. The Government is seeking to introduce new rules on collectables after the Cooper review recommended they should not be permitted as SMSF investments. They are concerned that members may receive personal benefit ...

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... discussed the effect of reforms on life insurance, with the general consensus being that the Future of Financial Advice, Cooper and APRA Capital Standards have presented new challenges but are, overall, a positive development. "We are hopeful that constructive ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... gave the gathering of industry professionals an insight into the issues being considered by Government in response to the Cooper Review at the morning plenary session and said that though the working group would complete its report by June, it would ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... launched variable annuity-style products. Nick Callil, a Towers Watson researcher on longevity risk, said that since the Cooper recommendations threw the spotlight on longevity risk when developing a post retirement strategy, the issues surrounding annuities ...

Future Fund appoints GM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Fund, starting in late June. Burgess will remain in his current role until June 24, with former managing director David Cooper alongside him in an interim executive position, while the Treasury Group seeks a successor. David Neal, chief investment officer ...

Super on table for October tax review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... or every other year." Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's office said it believes most of the legislation prompted by the Cooper Review would be passed in time for the October summit. "We've made it clear that we are not delaying our announced tax reforms ...