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FICAP gives support to The Shepherd Centre charity

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) has brought The Shepherd Centre on board as its newest charity partner. The Shepherd Centre joins Redkite and Weave Youth & Community Services as FICAP's chosen charities in 2015. Since 1970, The ...

Profile: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand chief executive Lee White

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Lee White, chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, is the first accountant to lead the body. He recently oversaw a history-making merger between the ICAA and NZICA and is now making lifelong learning a priority for accountants. ...

IRESS and Class Super partner to target SMSF accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
A partnership between IRESS and Class Super will allow XPLAN and Class users to access up-to-date member and investment information on both platforms. The information available includes fund details, member details and contribution limits. A range of ...

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
VicSuper has joined forces with Challenger to offer two new annuity products for its retired members. The products, which the fund expects to launch in early 2015, will be backed by Challenger's guaranteed term and lifetime annuities, and are "designed ...

NAB wealth returns "below acceptable levels"

LAURA MILLAN & AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) net profit for the year to September 30 was down 1.1%, with chief executive Andrew Thorburn saying that NAB Wealth returns were "below acceptable levels." NAB's net profit was $5.295 billion, down 1.1% from $5.355 billion ...

AFA presents Excellence in Education award

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Peter O'Callaghan of MSI Taylor Wealth Management has won the 2014 AFA Excellence in Education Award, presented at the AFA 2014 National Adviser Conference in Cairns today. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Asteron Life presented the award ...

ClearView launches new super product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has launched a new super and pension product and introduced a new administration platform. The super and pensions product, WealthFoundations, offers 14 diversified and single sector Investment Portfolio Service (IPS) strategies ...

Super returns lift to 11.1%

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index increased during August to return 11.1% compared 10.6% at end July, albeit still down from June's 12.7%. Three year super fund average annual returns are also 11.1% pa with ...

First hard MySuper APRA data released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Superannuation regulator APRA has just released its first set of hard MySuper statistics and they reveal the transition to MySuper is happening faster than expected and the role of life stage investing bigger than anticipated. There are 116 MySuper ...

FOS demands licensee-funded consumer protection scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
All relevant entities licensed to distribute financial products should fund a default consumer protection scheme to ensure consumers are paid when awarded compensation, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) asked in its submission to the Financial System ...