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Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Super funds should prioritise delivering strong net investment returns over finding ways to cut fees - an issue that has been swept aside as fee debates heat up, said Qantas Super chief executive, Janet Torney. Speaking at an ASFA luncheon yesterday ...

Planners forced to rewrite succession plans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... Henry and Cooper Reviews, and the Ripoll Inquiry, casting some uncertainty on their business models. "Obviously with the debate around fees and commissions, how do you value a book of business if those commissions that made up the revenue stream are ...

ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... a one-way street. I still don't' know how this would play out on Capitol Hill except to say that there would be greater debate and less throat ramming by the Administration. And as expected, it may turn out good for Wall Street. But Wall Street's performance ...

Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
As the debate heats up on who will emerge as the new owner of AXA Asia Pacific, new research by Rainmaker suggests the more burning issue is how the winner would digest the acquisition - and the impact of that on the local wealth management sector. ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... be equivalent to the standard that applies to listed companies. One such governance rule that has attracted much public debate centres on executive pay disclosure. In September this year, super fund GESB had withdrawn a planned $100,000 pay rise for ...

Brand survey highlights top banks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... good ones that show how satisfied people are with them," he said. "We look for other issues such as the general public debate and complaints with external dispute resolution systems." CHOICE's bank satisfaction survey, conducted in September this year ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... insurance industry despite the preoccupation it has had with the global financial crisis. "I'm not going to enter into a debate on global warming and emissions - you can make up your mind on that - but what I can tell you is that we are facing an increase ...

Ripoll heats up sales or advice debate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
Are financial planners sales professionals or do they advice clients to use products that best suit their needs? The Ripoll Inquiry has taken a serious look at where planners' allegiances lie. In fact, the Inquiry has put the spotlight on the elephant ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ASFA, said debate on whether financial planners should receive payment by the hour, charge a fee or accept a commission is irrelevant because all forms of remuneration present a conflict of interest. Speaking at the ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... focus on superannuation and the education function. "The opportunities and responsibility to contribute to public policy debate have never been greater or more important as the impacts of the global financial crisis are addressed at home and abroad. ...