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Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... to be addressed before funds attempt more sophisticated levels of engagement with members. As part of a $120,000 research grant from Financial Literacy Australia, Choice has focused on the consumer groups of young adults, mothers and pre-retirees. Kirkland ...

Former Wickham CEO pleads guilty to fraud

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... Brisbane-based Wickham Securities was placed into administration in December 2012 and liquidation in February 2013, with Messrs Grant Sparks and David Leigh of PPB Advisory as liquidators. Wickham Securities collapsed owing more than $27 million to approximately ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Now that the deadline for accountants to apply for limited or full Australian financial services licenses to continue providing SMSF advice has been reached, a substantial number of applications are still being assessed due to late submissions. In fact ...

BDO appoints super partner

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... appointment is described as "a very deliberate move which is in line with the broader BDO strategy." BDO Sydney managing partner Grant Saxon said Wilkinson joins with decades of experience and has been providing superannuation and retirement planning ...

EG partners with leading Japanese homebuilder

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... and 314 basement car spaces, and is valued at over $160 million. Commenting on the partnership, EG development director Grant Flannigan said: "The site is ripe to produce an exceptional development. It's the perfect blend of access to the city, the harbor ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... Group Eben Bowditch - Invesco Australia Alistair Dunne - UBS Asset Management Darren Hall - T. Rowe Price Damien McIntyre - Grant Samuel Funds Management Sales Team of the Year UBS Asset Management Finalists BlackRock Capital Group Challenger Franklin ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ fixed income head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... proprietary trading team at Sumitomo Finance in London. In her new role, she will work alongside NZ fixed income co-head Grant Hassell, who is also managing director of AMP Capital New Zealand. Commenting on the appointment, Hassell said: "I am excited ...

ASIC warns SMSF accountants to have backup plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
ASIC has warned SMSF accountants to prepare for a contingency if their limited Australian financial services (AFS) licences are not regulator approved by 30 June. Accountants who lodged their applications after 1 March 2016 face a "significant risk" ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is considering introducing measures to restrict how much mutual funds can invest in leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs). The product type gives investors geared exposure to a given ...

Lack of ownership costing Australians in retirement

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016