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PwC partner to join NAB board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... partner will retire in July and join the National Australia Bank (NAB) as a non-executive director of the board. NAB chairman Michael Chaney confirmed that PwC partner David Armstrong's role as board director will start on August 5, 2014. Armstrong will ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... and Investments Commission (ASIC) have forced the regulator to axe proactive surveillance in a number of areas. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told the Senate Economics Committee during a budget estimates hearing that changes to the regulator's activity ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has become executive chairman and minority shareholder of fund manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused ...

FEAL to recognise top superannuation CIOs and COOs

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... O'Neill (La Trobe Financial), Chris Page (Rainmaker), Jeff Bresnahan (SuperRatings), David Coogan (PwC), Neil Cochrane (Chairman of FEAL) and Greg Bright as Awards panel Chair. "Joining forces with FEAL was the right partnership for us - they have a ...

ASIC budget cuts send the wrong message: Greens

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... (ASIC) send the wrong message to would-be criminals, Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said. Whish-Wilson spoke after ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said that ASIC will have to rely more on whistleblowers to remain effective, after the latest government ...

ASIC reviews misleading promotion of hybrids

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... high level of scrutiny from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to the regulator's chairman Greg Medcraft. Speaking at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia's annual conference, Medcraft said that ASIC is currently ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... reforms went, they did not really tackle the problem of transforming accumulated funds into retirement income. Now, as chairman of retirement income at Challenger, Cooper is turning his mind to this problem. And as he tells FS Super, there is a lot that ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray has avoided weighing in on the debate about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments and the possibility that they could bring back commissions in advice. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, who's now chief economic adviser at Allianz SE and chairman of Barack Obama's Global Development Council, Mohamed El-Erian, offers four explanations. "One explanation is sheer investor ...

Second PM Capital LIC now trading on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... looking for specific global exposure in the Asian region, and raised $54 million across 1,325 investors, varying in size. Chairman of the new LIC (ASX:PAF) Brett Spork said the listing reflects Australian investors' recognition that domestic stocks ...