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TAL super fund appoints independent directors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... and will chair TASL's remuneration committee. Roslyn Ramwell has been appointed independent director and will chair TASL's audit, compliance and risk management committee. TASL currently has around $1.7 billion under management and around 100,000 members. ...

Bitcoin exchange goes live

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to trade the controversial cryptocurrency in a formal setting can now do so, with the launch of Independent Reserve's Bitcoin exchange. The exchange, which is based in Sydney, goes live today. Independent Reserve chief executive ...

EY appoints Oceania banking and capital markets leader

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
EY has appointed Melbourne partner Tim Dring to the role of Oceania banking and capital markets leader. Dring has over 20 years' experience in auditing and advising financial services organisations, with a strong emphasis on the retail banking and insurance ...

BT launches 'ground-breaking' advice register

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
BT Financial Group has launched an online advice register listing every adviser on its network, and providing details of their qualifications, customer ratings and feedback. Dubbed 'Adviser View' and described by BT's general manager of advice Mark ...

ASIC suspends advice firm for three months

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has suspended a boutique financial planning practice for three months after it failed to comply with its compliance obligations. Protect Ensure, with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, has had ...

BGL partners with Auditflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... director Ron Lesh said: "Of the 500 plus firms using Simple Fund 360, we know many are looking for ways streamline their audit process. "We released Auditflow for Simple Fund Desktop a few weeks ago and we know this has already created a stir among our ...

Penalties for fund managers too lenient

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
The penalties dealt out to fund managers who commit fraud are not a severe enough deterrent, according to a senior university lecturer. Dr Pelma Rajapakse of Griffith University was commissioned to write a report by the Australian Centre for Financial ...

LGsuper appoints chair to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... QIC, Spotless Group and chairman of Queensland Rail. A chartered accountant and former partner of KPMG, Morris worked in audit and corporate services in Brisbane, London and on the Gold Coast. Roebig is retiring after 19 years as chairman of the LGsuper ...

SEC bestow first whistleblowers awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... whistleblowers. The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the recipient of a US$300,000 Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional Who Reported Company's Wrongdoing. The SEC, in a statement, said the whistleblower came ...

Centrepoint Alliance returns to growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Centrepoint has seen its profits climb back into positive territory in the full year to 30 June reporting an after tax profit of $3.3 million, up from a loss of $7.8 million in 2013. Underlying profit before tax increased 43% to $8.3m. The company has ...