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OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Like most of Australia's major industries, the future prosperity for the financial services sector clearly lies in Asia. Australians constantly talk of the economic opportunity presented by the three billion people that will be in the Asian middle class ...

AvSuper to expand in-house investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... as an investment analyst at MilitarySuper. AvSuper is the super fund dedicated to the aviation and aviation safety industries. It has about 6,100 members and $1.9 billion in assets under management

Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... and I'm not only talking about gender." However, she admitted that funds management "might be a bit behind than other industries." Wavestone Capital principal and portfolio manager Catherine Allfrey said that she has not seen much change in the presence ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... dollar earnings when it is translated back into Australian dollars. Wait there's more! Australian import-competing industries would also get a bump up as products sourced overseas become more expensive in A$-terms. There goes our overseas holiday trekking ...

SMSF Association appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Mulcare has been the chief financial officer at Defence Health since September 2011, and has worked across a range of industries. She has experience as a partner at a professional services firm, and has previously been a board director and treasurer ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... important factor to watch over the next year will be whether the lower dollar stimulates investment by export-sensitive industries, to create jobs and stimulate consumer demand," Narev said. CBA's funds management income was flat on a headline basis ...

SelectingSuper rejects claim small funds should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... trusteeship, such as Virgin Super or Max Super. Just as technology has empowered fragmentation in the media and other industries, and spurred the sharing economy, it's also impacting superannuation funds and how products are delivered into the market. ...

Media Super, BUSSQ reappoint BNP as custodian

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... while BUSSQ has been with BNP since 2005. BUSSQ is the industry super fund for the building, construction and civil industries with over 90,000 super fund members and assets of $3 billion. "We look forward to continuing to partner with Media Super to ...

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... serious breach of the rule of the law and gives APRA far greater powers than it currently has in other APRA-regulated industries, such as banking and insurance." The AIST said it supports the trustee representative model and a flexible, principles-based ...

Advisers should beware industry "frenemies"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Advisers should master digital communications channels before they lose business to other industries, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking in Sydney at the launch of the AFA/Zurich/Beddoes Institute white ...