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Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... their depletion that happened due unexpected investment losses. The research will reinforce calls by the Abbott government's Audit Commission that the pension age be aggressively raised as high as 70 and that access to Seniors Health Card be limited ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate governance, especially as it relates to executive pay and audit issues, giving shareholders new rights to hold boards of companies to account. The most striking example was the introduction ...

AMP chairman to retire amid wider board changes

ALICE URIBE & AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... guidelines. He also served as a director for more than 10 years. McKeon joined the AMP board in 2013 and is a member of the Audit Committee and director of AMP Capital. He is also a chairman of CSIRO, a former Macquarie Group executive A and holds a ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Davis said Carter brought valuable commercial and industry skills to BOQ's board. "Bruce has broad experience as a board and audit committee chair and as director across a diversified industry portfolio including resources, insurance, entertainment ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has no plans to prevent financial planners from providing advice for self-managed superannuation funds with balances under $100,000. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane ...

Ausbil appoints external auditor to investigate fund fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Ausbil Dexia has sought the assistance of an external auditor to investigate technical problems around the fee structure of its Emerging Leaders Fund. Ausbil director of distribution Adam Lancaster confirmed to Financial Standard that the company has ...

BGL 360 Fund commercial release imminent

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
BGL Corporate Solutions (BGL) has announced the commercial release date for its cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration platform, the Simple Fund 360. The Simple Fund 360 will be released on 19 March 2014 and will include ...

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The self-managed superannuation super (SMSF) sector is not being poorly regulated, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Slattery's comments came in response to a recent survey in which around ...

Trust Company non-exec director resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... shareholder interest well." In the last seven years Davis has been a director at The Trust Company, as well as a chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013