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Industry looks to draw line under reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
By comparing the government to a gestating sperm whale at the FSC conference, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten made light of slow progress implementing financial services reforms but patience is wearing thin within the industry. Shorten himself has ...

Government bowing to pressure on super risk commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
The government looks set to revoke plans to altogether ban commissions on risk insurance within superannuation as it prepares to submit draft legislations on the future of financial advice in September. Speaking at the Financial Services Council conference ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Ann Byrne, the chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has been elected to join the Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative advisory council. Byrne is one of six new members of the council, which for the ...

IFM pins hopes on state governments and eyes $1bn infra deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry Funds Management is on the lookout for $1 billion plus infrastructure investments and hopes that state government asset disposals will breath life into the Australian market. Industry Funds Management's (IFM) chief executive, Brett Himbury ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Towers Watson has so far been a net beneficiary from the spate of superannuation fund mergers, while acknowledging that consolidation presents the biggest single threat to the changing world of asset consulting. The firm, itself a product of a merger ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Jordan Belfort claims to be the best salesman in the world. As a sixteen year old he made $25,000 in a single summer selling ice blocks, by 24 he was a millionaire and now, after a career that has seen him raise $1.5 billion in venture capital, he charges ...

DKN suffers drop in platform flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
DKN Financial Group will announce an 8% annual rise in funds under advice but a 40% drop in platform inflows and an overall company loss of $14 million for the year to June 2011. The loss is due to a $21 million write down of goodwill, in order to reflect ...

Super funds to provide standard risk measure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Under new guidelines announced by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and the Financial Services Council, super funds will provide a 'standard risk measure' as of June 22, 2012. The standard measure estimates the number of negative ...

CBA insurance premiums rise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported a 3% rise in its wealth management division for the June 2011 quarter, while the appreciating Australian dollar caused a slight drop in its funds under administration and management. CBA's insurance inforce premiums ...

Debt and small caps broaden emerging market value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Small caps and local currency debt are among the broadening areas of opportunity for investing in emerging markets, which remain attractively priced for institutional investment, said a State Street global investment strategist. With emerging market ...