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KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
KPMG Australia's advisory division is positioning itself for a year where large corporates are expected to have more appetite for mergers and acquisitions. This is reflected in the company's recent intake of 51 new partners and executive directors ...

ANZ SMSF head moves to Zurich

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Head of wrap and self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platforms at ANZ, Raelene Seales, will be joining Zurich Australia as chief operating officer general insurance. A wealth and banking specialist, Seales will begin the role at Zurich in August ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...

AustralianSuper, Brookfield in second US deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Plans to have about 10% of AustralianSuper's fund assets allocated to property were bolstered by a second joint partnership with Brookfield Property Partners recently. The most recent partnership saw Brookfield sell AustralianSuper a 49% stake in eight ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... invesmtent by attracting increased foreign capital." "This sort of progress on budget repair is part of the Government's economic plan to ensure we live within our means and are well placed to meet the challenges of the future," Frydenberg added, noting ...

Australians ill prepared for financial future

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... the 1,061 Australians surveyed said they had no financial plans while about 150 respondents said there was a comprehensive plan in place. Respondents were between the ages of 25 and 49 and half currently held a mortgage. CUA head of partnership products ...

Plus ca change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... back in 2013, the ECB threatened to cut withdraw ELA funding to the Cypriots if they didn't comply with EU and IMF bailout plan. We know what happened then... Cyprus ate its pride and complied and then bailed. It seems not too long ago but we've witnessed ...

Infrastructure allocations up 14% in two years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... He added: "The business community supports the Federal Government's nation-building vision for Northern Australia and its plan to invest in road and dam infrastructure. "Driving down the costs of operating in the north and making it more attractive for ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The biggest industry moves this week are AMP's financial planning director departing after 41 years at the company and BT Financial Group hiring a new head of general insurance. Financial planning director to leave AMP - Steve Helmich will leave AMP ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Nominations for this year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award are now open. Advisers can nominate themselves, or may be nominated by their peers, their licensee or PDM/BDM. On launching the award, now into its 13th year ...