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First State Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015

... Group Victoria for accountancy firm Crowe Horwath. "Gary has extensive experience on the VHA board and has chaired the VHA audit and risk committee during that time. He was also a director of Health Super from 2010 to 2012 and a ministerial delegate ...

Sherwin principal faces court for SMSF fraud

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

Sherwin Financial Planners principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, has faced court for causing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees to lose $10 million. Sherwin was also chairman of failed business Wickham Securities and was banned from financial ...

KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015

... aggressive growth plans for both the private enterprise and tax practices, these divisions each attracted 18% of new partners; audit 10%; and shared services (internal) 4%. KPMG chief executive, Gary Wingrove, said this is a shift from an ENR focus of ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015

Among the 81 findings in the Australian Infrastructure Audit Report released in April, was a statement that said over recent years, rates of public and private investment in infrastructure have been higher than the long-term average. Yet the audit goes ...

Almost everyone got a bonus this year, report reveals

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015

... wealth management were under 40%. Dominic Bareham, associate director of financial services, accounting, risk, compliance and audit at Morgan McKinley Australia, said that this could have been affected by the expectation of employees within the later ...

Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015

... more than $1 billion last year and the bill is climbing 12% annually. The figures come from a recent Australian National Audit Office report which reaffirms company insolvencies and delayed compliance are the biggest challenges facing regulators when ...

Employee share scheme reforms to boost start-ups

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015

Changes to the tax laws for employee share schemes should boost start-ups. The changes which are expected to be passed shortly, even though they are still being debated in parliament, are widely regarded as a good compromise between the previous Act ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015

The Australian Crime Commission believes Stronger Super reforms implemented from 2013 have reduced illegal early release schemes run through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). In its latest report, Organised Crime in Australia 2015, the commission ...

Centrepoint freshens leadership team with two hires

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015

Centrepoint Alliance has made two new leadership appointments, one to its board and the other to its group audit, risk and compliance (GARC) committee. The move is part of a wider strategy to renew board and committee members which the ASX-listed company ...

Treasury proposes higher regulatory levies for super funds

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

The Treasury has issued its proposed regulatory levies for 2015/16. Under the new proposal, APRA-regulated institutions will collectively pay $117.5 million to help fund the prudential regulator, a half-percent increase on the previous financial year. ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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