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Noonan replaces Wason on CBUS board

CBUS director George Wason has been replaced on the fund board by fellow Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) official Dave Noonan, following an election held last week. The decision came amid reports in the Canberra Times of a Federal ...

PIS expands footprint into Canada

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
Acting on its Canadian expansion strategy, Professional Investment Services (PIS) is set to take over a 100-planner strong Canadian financial planning group. PIS had been looking for Canadian expansion opportunities for the past 18 months before making ...

Avenue adds chairman of SPAA to its team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
Privately owned dealer group Avenue Capital Management has added an ex-Macquarie Bank financial planner and chairman of the Self-Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) to its team. Peter Hogan will join the group's North ...

SEC hits fraudulent insurer with $790m penalty

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US equivalent to Australia's financial services regulator the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has ordered life insurer Prudential Equity Group (PEG) to pay $790 million (US$600 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street gains slowed and most base metals fell. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0819 AEST, the September share price index contract was down nine points at 5,009. Today Unitab and Thakral ...

ASIC bans broker and adviser for life

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed permanent bans on an insurance broker and a former ANZ Bank adviser for syphoning off significant amounts of money. Former insurance broker Dennis Whittaker, who was general manager ...

HBOS welcomes former Aviva GM on board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
St Andrew's, a part of the HBOS Australia group, has announced the appointment of Paul Northey, Aviva's former general manager - distribution, to the role of director wealth management. Northey will be responsible for managing the financial business ...

Fiducian adds advisers SMSF course

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
In a bid to boost their financial planner's specialist expertise, Fiducian Financial Service's advisers will complete a self-managed superannuation fund training course that is currently being encouraged by ASIC on top of PS 146. Technical services ...

Parl committee to review entire super industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Yet another parliamentary inquiry is to review the structure of the superannuation industry, but even a cursory glance at the latest terms of reference means this committee is on a political mission. The committee is likely to become controversial because ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

The Federal Government has made a series of recommendations in a bid to improve the superannuation savings of people aged under 40, including raising the current 9 per cent compulsory super contribution by 3 per cent. The House of Representatives Committee ...