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ISA reappoints policy expert

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... appointment as integral to its efforts in defending industry super fund members against policy reform proposed by bank-owned funds. Coates also served as a senior manager with ASIC, overseeing consumer protections in financial advice, and is currently ...

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... "We remain committed to extending the benefits of clean energy across the economy, while responsibly investing taxpayer funds. We continue to work with business, industry sectors, financiers and government to bring practical, competitive and targeted ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... syndicates, linked to criminal activity including drug importation, to deposit cash before immediately transferring the funds offshore. AUSTRAC alleges that CBA ignored legal requirements to assess the risk of money laundering and terrorism financing ...

Bennelong appoints new CSO in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Bennelong Funds Management made a round of new appointments, including a chief strategy officer. Promoted to chief strategy officer is Hamish Wood. He was previously Bennelong's head of finance, having joined the firm in 2012 as head of operations and ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... project of environmental group Friends of the Earth, showed public disclosures of Australia's 100 largest superannuation funds found that 60 funds disclosed no tangible evidence they have considered the impact of climate risk on their investment portfolios ...

Losses consistent with growth objectives: CGA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The board of Contango Asset Management (CGA) responded to an ASX query about whether it had sufficient funds to continue operating, saying negative cashflows are "consistent with long-term growth objectives." ASX principal adviser, listings compliance ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... remunerative careers, should have some ongoing claim to their ex-partner's superannuation. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy notes however that survey shows that the compulsory superannuation system is delivering ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Advice businesses seeking greater scalability stand to significantly benefit from the use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates ...

Advisers searching for LRBA answers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... "would need to record a credit against their transfer balance account where an LRBA held in retirement phase is repaid from funds held in accumulation phase." "This measure will likely only affect a minority of clients and it's important to note that ...

New portfolio manager at IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... managing the Australian equities portfolio since February 2012. Crisci was mostly recently an equities portfolio manager at Funds SA for three years overseeing Australian and international equities with a combined value of more than $11 billion. He joined ...