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GESB outsources admin to Link Group

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... welcome our new employees joining Link Group in Perth and look forward to working together to deliver the depth and quality of services members have come to expect from GESB." A GESB has 335,000 members and 370,000 accounts and approximately $18 billion ...

Morningstar launches stewardship ratings in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Australian and New Zealand advisers and brokers, institutional investors, and individual investors to screen and monitor the quality of capital allocation decisions by management teams and construct and manage portfolios of high-quality investments," ...

LUCRF signs up to DST Bluedoor

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Bluedoor technology at much less cost than if we outsourced these solutions and, just as importantly, we can control the quality of our operations." DST Bluedoor chief executive Martin Spedding said: "LUCRF has used the DST Bluedoor platform to implement ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... has never gone through an enforceable undertaking, it is large in funds under advice and it is well regarded for the quality of its advice, compliance and profitability." Looking at the main three dealer group acquisitions since January 2013 (Lachlan ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... Australia. This Budget will help build a more prosperous nation. Every generation before us has contributed to the quality of life that we enjoy today. Prosperity isn't a matter of luck. Prosperity is not a gift. It needs to be earned. So now it is our ...

David Rae wins Count Adviser of the Year award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... were based on a 100-point selection and looked at how candidates rate across five categories: social media presence, quality of connection, level of amplification of their social media message, creativity in execution and vision.

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... industry. The body praised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for taking steps to improve the quality of advice offered to retail clients by enhancing the minimum training standards required under RG 146. However, Serhan also ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... only market stakeholder funding research houses to avoid massive conflicts of interest and distortions with the true quality of a PDS and its manufacturer." It suggested that advisers fund a panel of research houses that would examine new product disclosure ...

Westpac weighs in on FoFA debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... added that the best interest duty will have "the biggest impact in terms of protecting consumers and improving the quality of advice." Westpac asked for the removal of the 'catch-all' phrase in this part of the legislation because it "creates a high ...

AustralianSuper consortium picks up QLD motorways for $7bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... partner," he said. "The price paid is consistent with previous toll road transaction metrics and it reflects the high quality of the asset along with Transurban's outstanding operational capabilities." AustralianSuper currently has $8 billion in Australian ...