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Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... of the industry, according to a panel of experts. Opening the second day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this morning, the panel - which included SMSFA chair Deborah Ralston and BT Financial Group chief executive ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... shares or CBA." The boutique's initial strategy has focused on high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. The allocations are tilted towards Australian government bonds, state bonds (where ...

Janus Henderson promotes talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... over this period. Dimitri also brings with him strong academic credentials in Actuarial Studies gained at the Australian National University," Sivapalan said. Also commenting, Janus Henderson head of Australia Matt Gaden said: "These promotions acknowledge ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018
... credit units of recognised prior learning under FASEA's new education requirements. Addressing delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert confirmed experienced financial advisers who have ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... advisers must be licensed as an adviser under the Corporations Act as well as hold an Australian credit licence (under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act) to be able to provide specific advice on credit products. Only 4% of AFSLs hold a credit ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... three-month period. Another quarter of negative GDP growth would bring it back into a technical recession. The details of the National Accounts show that the economy would have contracted by more had it not been from the 0.1 percentage point contribution ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... whole of the Eurozone has dissipated, US President Donald Trump's trade protectionist policy in the name of American national security comes back to haunt. Not that it left anyway for at the same time that Italy's political crisis was reaching ...

MGP to expand super solutions, director resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... business. He will provide additional support to MGP's strategy for business development in the broking sector, led by national business development manager Richard Carr. With 30 years' broking experience, Semmens is a former operations and compliance ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... System brings together: The Australian Shareholders' Association, Australian Listed Investment Companies Association, National Seniors Australia, SMSF Association, Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association, and Stockbrokers and Financial ...

MDA provider makes key hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... business. He will provide additional support to MGP's strategy for business development in the broking sector, led by national business development manager Richard Carr. With 30 years' broking experience, Semmens is a former operations and compliance ...