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Remembering Kevin Cottrill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Sunday, 10 December. In addition to his role at AMIST Super, Cottrill was chief executive of the Australian Meat Industry Council from 2002 to his retirement in 2016. He also worked on the National Retail Council, advocating for independent butchers. ...

Boutique wealth manager hires banking executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... Most recently he served as head of premium banking and business growth and was also chair of its Asian Business Advisory Council. Koda Capital chief of staff and partner Quentin Reeve said: "The Koda team and I are looking forward to working with Jonathan ...

ACSI adds $87 billion super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is welcoming one of Australia's largest superannuation funds as its newest member. First State Super is the 38th fund to join ACSI's stable, reflecting its commitment to responsible investment. ACSI ...

Centuria Capital appoints Macquarie veteran to board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Insurance, Mission Australia and the Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation. She is also a member of the SMART Advisory Council. She was previously risk management division director at Macquarie from 2005 to 2012. Prior to that, she was an mergers and ...

AIA announces two-year fee waiver

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... incentive, members have an option to donate rewards earned to one of three charities: the Black Dog Institute, Cancer Council Australia or Diabetes Australia. Active Benefits rewards members a $5 voucher each week once a physical activity target is met. ...

REST Industry Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... leadership experience and a track record in superannuation advocacy. She is a member of the ASFA Super System Design Policy Council and is also on the FSC Superannuation Board Committee. Doyle said REST has an "enviable record of providing superior benefits ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... arm. Beyond its ongoing Future2 fundraising efforts, the FPA has forged three new partnerships in 2017 including Cancer Council, Banqer, and Financial Executive Women (FEW), all of whom were represented at the sold-out FPA Congress in Hobart last week. ...

Jeremy Cooper explores the inconvenient truth of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... need to address an inconvenient truth: the system is wholly unprepared for retirees. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Retirement Income Products Conference in Sydney, Cooper said that even Paul Keating understood this, given that he agreed ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... training program for financial advisers and the content now exceeds the minimum standards set by the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Code. Originally designed for consumer-facing insurance staff, the refresh aims to assist advisers in having ...

Industry funds must renew aged care investment focus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... superannuation funds in the aged care sector. At a roundtable hosted by Industry Super Australia and over 50s consumer group Council on the Ageing (COTA Australia), super fund executives discussed how the $2 trillion superannuation system could support ...