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ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... must ensure they are appropriately licensed to provide the advice," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said during a speech at a CPA Australia conference. Tanzer argued that "with the increased popularity of SMSFs and property investment, real estate agents ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... over the make-up of the Fair Work Commission's expert panel on superannuation. Apart from one jointly penned response to a CPA report in August, relations between the two bodies appear to have only gone from bad to worse. What, then, became of the 'accord'? ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... direct insurance partners, " MetLife Australia chief executive Damien Green said. Watt is a fellow of the Australian Society of CPA and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a graduate of the University of Technology, Sydney ...

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... group and partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the battle to buy the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). GPT Group, which owns 11.72% of CPA, said in an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it would not ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... $34.26. Property group GPT was flat at $3.68 after making a $3 billion counter bid for Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) five weeks after rival Dexus and a Canadian pension fund proposed a buy-out. Engineering group Leighton Holdings lost 17 cents ...

CBA accepts DEXUS' property fund takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
DEXUS Property Group's bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) has taken step forward, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia agreeing to the terms of DEXUS' proposal. DEXUS, in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

DEXUS, Canada bid for Commonwealth Prop Fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have joined forces in a bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). DEXUS announced today that the consortium had made an indicative, non-binding proposal to Commonwealth Managed Investments ...

Whiteley and Brogden join forces to condemn CPA report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) has seen its first practical manifestation in a joint response to CPA Australia's report into the superannuation system. The strongly-worded response, penned by ISN chief executive David Whiteley ...

ISN criticises "irresponsible" CPA super report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
CPA Australia's latest report on the superannuation system is "irresponsible" and based on "flawed" methodology, according Industry Super Network (ISN) chief executive David Whiteley. The central finding of the report was that the gradual rise in superannuation ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... policy is at risk of failing unless laws are introduced to quarantine savings for actual retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley, CPA Australia chief executive ...