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Perpetual completes wrap platform overhaul

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Perpetual has announced today that the overhaul of its portfolio wrap platform is now complete with group executive Mark Smith saying he expects substantial adviser growth over the next decade. The announcement comes 18 months after the asset manager ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Superannuation is hotting up as one of the most emotive battlegrounds on which the Federal election will be fought. A new survey from Sunsuper, published last week, finds that more than two-thirds of Australians (68%) believe that superannuation will ...

Russell Investments director to head UniSuper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
UniSuper has appointed Kevin O'Sullivan as its new chief executive officer. O'Sullivan has more that 30 years' experience in the superannuation and actuarial fields, both in Australia and internationally. For the last 22 years he has been with Russell ...

MDA guidance review will bring coherence and consistency

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Advisers and fund managers welcome the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) guidance as it will bring coherence and consistency to an under-regulated sector. "The review is a good thing ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Advisers who choose to go off-platform when handling client investments could be hit with higher admin costs, in one case four times more compared with staying on-platform, research found. The report undertaken by Praxis Partners and commissioned by ...

UK adviser reforms drive out 9,400 advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The UK's Retail Distribution Review and its push to increase the professionalism of their adviser force has already lead to a 23% collapse in the number of financial advisers. The figures, based on analysis released by the UK Financial Services Authority ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... financial-market depth," explained Briscoe. Internationalising the currency is one of the goals under the country's five-year plan and, in early September 2012, Dai Xianglong, a former People's Bank of China governor, said that China could liberalise ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... in Europe and on Wall Street as Nicosia struggles to find new ways to raise cash to qualify for bailout funds, after its plan to tax savings was overwhelmingly rejected on Tuesday. Tokyo tumbled 2.35 percent, or 297.16 points, to 12,338.53, while Seoul ...

CFS appoints new general manager

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... responsible for developing the company's strategic direction in conjunction with the management team, producing a business plan, advocacy and general CEO support.

Extension looks likely for adviser tax advice changes

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
The peak financial planning industry bodies are confident treasury will extend the deferment period of the application of the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) to financial advisers. Currently financial planners providing tax advice as part of financial ...