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ACT government fund appoints First State Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
First State Super has been reappointed default fund for ACT Government workers following a tender process. First State Super has been the default fund for the ACT Government since 2006, when it was awarded a tender for a period of five years, which ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Following successive government plans to lift the age at which retirees can access their age pension, policymakers are pushing ahead with proposals to lift the Preservation Age. The Productivity Commission (PC) has just released research that they believe ...

NAB Wealth appoints head of partnerships

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
NAB Wealth has appointed the Garvan and MLC Financial Planning general manager to a newly-created role, head of partnerships development. James Meade, who has headed the two National Australia Bank (NAB) financial planning licensees, will now work on ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...

Fiducian acquires Chatswood advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Fiducian Group has acquired a financial planning firm in Chatswood, on Sydney's North Shore, for $1.25 million. The firm has over $60 million in funds under advice and will be rebranded and integrated into Fiducian's advice network. Commenting on the ...

Telstra Super addressing younger base

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... members moving in to post retirement products and account-based pensions." In 2014 Telstra Super's board agreed to a five-year plan. Davies said the plan was about understanding where superannuation is going and it boils down to a stronger online presence. ...

Shaw hires and restructures as holistic advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Shaw Stockbroking has rebranded as Shaw and Partners (Shaw) and hired a Macquarie executive as part of its strategy to offer holistic advice services. Shaw will provide a combination of independent financial planning, estate planning, insurance and ...

ASIC bans Provident Capital director

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Former director of failed company Provident Capital has been banned from providing financial services for two years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that John Patrick Sweeney failed to comply with financial services ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... the minds of even the likes of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and most Greek ancient philosophers. The question: "Should the plan of agreement, which was submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Rising aged care costs have left consumers confused and enquiries to advisers have "skyrocketed" recently, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services head of financial advice Craig Meldrum said. Speaking to Financial Standard, Meldrum said that since ...