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Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... trustees and a knowledgeable team that advocates superbly for the sector," FitzRoy said. "I have deep respect for the technical expertise of my future board colleagues and look forward to joining this team of smart, experienced professionals who partner ...

Elders gives back to advice community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... events with Elders planners in the past, but never where we've given back soft skills. We are going to teach them the technical skills and then have them play it out in a roleplay exercise." The first of the roadshows will hit Adelaide on 20 June and ...

Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... has been part of the Xero executive team for the last year and I've worked with Tony for over 20 years. His combined technical and accounting skills and experience building high-performance development teams make this a smooth transition." Duncan's decision ...

Super reforms hit parliament

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... transition to retirement pensions and pooled super trusts has been tabled in parliament. According to IOOF's head of technical services Martin Breckon, the amendments are intended to remedy some unintended consequences of the original legislation, and ...

"Shunned" investment strategy generating massive returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Active, value investment managers overlooking critical market anomalies are missing out on potential returns of up to 40%, according to PM Capital. One opportunity that is not well-known and is even "shunned" by some investment managers are long-term ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Australia's school education performance against global benchmarks in mathematics, reading and science may be falling but their financial literacy performance is strongly above average, ranking fifth from 15 countries. According to a statement released ...

ASIC bans former Avestra directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... which made loans to related parties. The Court said: "Dempsey's and Rowles's omissions... were not merely procedural or technical contraventions. They were shortcomings that created or reflected a significantly deficient corporate culture, which enabled ...

Federal Budget is a Ginger Spice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Government has handed down a "Ginger Spice" rather than a "Scary Spice" of Budgets this year, according to IOOF head of technical services Martin Breckon. Explaining himself, Breckon said the Budget appeared to be designed to avoid any comparisons to ...

Downsizing measures present advice opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... housing stock by freeing up larger homes for younger, growing families," Budget documents read. Challenger's head of technical services Andrew Lowe said the ability to make additional contributions will be greeted with immense support from advisers. ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... influence could be mitigated including: the possibility to include the Australian Government Actuary for the provision of technical, evidenced based analysis required to inform decision making, and holding the panel publicly accountable for its decisions. ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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