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CBA could face legal action over Operation Lantern

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) may have broken the law when commissioning a security firm to conduct Operation Lantern, a surveillance operation on anti-banking lobbyist Michael Fraser. Fraser was followed and photographed by private investigators from ...

Three more MySuper licenses

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... additional authorisation for BT Funds Management for their Retirement Wrap MySuper product will be used by their Westpac Group Plan. Professional Association Superannuation has meantime had their MySuper product renamed to Kinetic Super - Growth (MySuper) ...

Baird proposes tax changes for NSW infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird has proposed a new taxation practice that would direct company tax revenue on infrastructure back to state governments. The proposal is part of the NSW Government's policy of harnessing superannuation and other institutional ...

Henderson hires chief investment officer from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Henderson has appointed Rob Gambi as chief investment officer to help the business continue its growth plans across global markets. Based out of London, he will focus on developing Henderson's investment capabilities globally, including its growing ...

ASIC concedes Trio ringleader investigation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been forced to concede defeat in its pursuit of the alleged ringleader of the Trio/Asterra collapse. ASIC had previously acknowledged that bringing a strong enough case against Jack Flader ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street as traders reacted to company earnings updates and US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. At 0832 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Accountants on look-out for SMSF-expert advisers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Accountants are increasingly forming loyal relationships with trusted self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to a recent report by Investment Trends and OneVue. The OneVue/Investment Trends 2013 SMSF Accountant Report found that over the ...

netwealth Advice names head of operations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
netwealth Advice Group has appointed a new head of operations in the shape of former licensee relationship manager at Premium Wealth Management, Roz Kaye. Kaye will oversee the operations of netwealth Advice Group and its three business lines, Pathway ...

Wealth division contributes to strong ANZ result

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Profits in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)'s global wealth division rose 36% in the 12 months to September 2013, helping the bank to pay a bigger than expected dividend. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) the ...

MetLife appoints new head of distribution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
MetLife Insurance Limited (MetLife) has appointed Mike Goodall as head of distribution. Goodall takes over from Peter Smith, who has moved to the US to take on a strategic leadership role for MetLife's global employee benefits business. Goodall was ...