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MLC GM to chair community foundation, focuses on mental health

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... confident Lara will further the MLC Community Foundation's strategic priorities," he said. Bourguignon said that she would focus on mental health "Mental health is a serious and growing issue facing society and the economy.A In our business, more than ...

Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
Industry stakeholders have lodged their initial submissions to the terms of reference of the Financial Systems Inquiry, which closed today. The submissions will be published by the inquiry website in the coming days, but some organisations chose to ...

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... insurance through superannuation as "a world-class, incredibly efficient and broad distribution platform." He said that the focus should not be in default covers, but "in engaging millions and millions of individuals in making decisions to take additional ...

Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... will also benefit SPAA's broader membership, adding to the network of specialist SMSF professionals. "With Count's strong focus on accountants, there is a natural alignment between the two organisations," she said. Slattery added that the partnership ...

Murray inquiry should simplify investment tax structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The financial systems inquiry should be focusing on simplifying Australia's tax structure to encourage foreign investment, Minter Ellison partner Richard Batten said. The law firm will send a submission to the Murray inquiry that will stress the need ...

Capital Fund Management launches half-price hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
French alternatives manager Capital Fund Management (CFM) has launched a new product aimed at institutional investors with half the fees typically offered by hedge funds. The Institutional Systematic Diversified (ISD) Fund blends three quantitative ...

OneVue reshuffles board ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... also depart the board, but continue to work with OneVue in a consultancy capacity. Peter Kennedy has chosen to leave to focus on his company Kennedy Investments. "Michael, Nigel and Peter have done a wonderful job in helping us to get to where we are ...

Wealth management sector key to Australian growth: Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
The wealth management sector is among the list of top five most important industries to lift Australia's growth trajectory over the next 20 years, according to new research from professional services firm Deloitte. Along with gas, agribusiness, international ...

QSuper unveils 'industry first' lifecycle product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... model to include account balance as well as age in its new MySuper product, QSuper Lifestage. While most lifecycle products focus exclusively on age, with younger members on more growth oriented strategies and older members on more defensive ones, QSuper ...

We did a "pretty good job" in CBA planning case: ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) commissioner Greg Tanzer believes that the regulator "did a pretty good job" in dealing with the Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) case that prompted a Senate inquiry into the overall performance ...