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Australia's funds industry lacks leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
Australia's funds industry might lead the world in terms of government policy, but is badly let down by its poor leadership, said Roger Urwin, global head of investment content at asset consultant Towers Watson. Urwin, speaking at the Fund Executives ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... Key Facts guideline, and a mandatory obligation to provide a "No Negative Equity Guarantee" is a condition of SEQUAL membership. "It is only through mutual respect that government, regulators and industry will deliver on the common goal of ensuring that ...

ESI Super and SPEC Super confirm merger

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... while we both maintain a focus on employees in the energy industry, we are also public offer funds which can accept membership from the general public," said Bob Henricks, chair of ESI Super and SPEC Super.

Infrastructure mandates tough for super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... you're invested in Australian infrastructure, but if you lose members' money in the process you're not going to help the membership," he said. Asset Super is currently biding its time and awaiting the coming state and federal election which Paul hope ...

Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec

CITIGROUP MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Citigroup has appointed former Macquarie compliance head, Johanna Turner, as country compliance and control officer for Australia and New Zealand. She joins from Macquarie Group where she was global head of compliance for fixed income, currencies and ...

Maritime Super backs internal admin for merged fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... administration doesn't exist," he said. Robertson said it makes sense for the funds to merge because they have a similar membership. "We have very similar members demographics, the average age of a fund member would be mid-40s and our average account ...

Review reinforces power of fund scale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... favourable feedback. "It creates a whole dynamic between trustee and members which are much more relevant to the particular membership group the fund has," he said.

UK planners to face tougher standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The UK Financial Services Authority is imposing yet more compliance hurdles on financial planners, this time requiring them to hold a new Statement of Professional Standing. The FSA has just released a discussion paper regarding how these new rules ...

New benchmarks for better retirement: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard, which gives Australians a good indication of how much they need to save for retirement, has been adjusted to factor in modern comforts that used to be nice-to-haves but are now must-haves. In the report, the new ...

SMSF education gains traction

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... of breed strategies made available from some of the best minds in the industry," said Knox in a statement. The site membership is without cost and a monthly electronic email is issued to members with topical information and content. The site includes ...