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FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

Financial Standard launches SelectingSuper iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Financial Standard has released the SelectingSuper iPad app, following on from the successful launch of the Financial Standard newspaper iPadA(R) app in August last year. The SelectingSuper iPadA(R) app provides the first opportunity for superannuation ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Actuaries Institute has called for tax disincentives to be removed from deferred lifetime annuity products found in overseas markets, along with the development of a new generation of annuities in its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government. ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The majority of Australian financial professionals are happy in their current roles and feel they have a reasonable work/life balance, according to new research from career professionals' website eFinancial Careers. However, just under half of respondents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Australian shares rose by almost two per cent, boosted by investors' confidence that a Greek default would not extend beyond Europe. The local market opened more than one per cent firmer on Friday, following strong European and US leads after a tranche ...

Instos urged to grab sovereign debt chance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Institutional investors can profit from the European sovereign debt crisis by putting together a diversified portfolio of credit and capitalising on a more favourable risk reward profile, said Towers Watson's global head of fixed income manager research. ...

Christian Super launches e-coach

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Christian Super has launched a new web-based product 'Financial Freedom E-Coach', to provide users with a range of money management coaching services. The new product was originally designed for Christian Super members but has been made available to ...

BT Wrap launches new tax and trading tools

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
BT Wrap has launched new tax and trading tools aimed at maximising after-tax investment returns and minimising the work on portfolio management, client reviews and rebalances. Head of BT Wrap, Chris Freeman, said the changes were part of an ongoing ...

Nigerian PenCom adjusts pension

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Nigerian regulations on investments of pension fund assets may soon be under review with the National Pension Commission (PenCom) determined to bring them in line with the current economic realities, according to overseas reports. The review of these ...

GESB reaches $10b milestone

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Western Australia's biggest super fund, GESB, has reached the $10 billion mark in funds under management. GESB has experienced 107 per cent growth in the fund over the past five years, noted Michelle Dolin, chief executive of GESB. A major contributor ...