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ASIC provides guidance about Choice advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a guide to help individuals and organisations, namely employers, who do not hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and are likely to give advice to employees about ...

Watchdogs to recruit trustees for data collection

The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has written to superannuation trustees to enlist their assistance in collecting fees and charges data which will in turn be published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

Market wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2005

The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as poor base metals and mildly weaker precious metals and US equities sets the tone for a fairly quiet local session. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Last weeks for AMP Capital China Fund 2

The AMP Capital China Fund 2 is set to close in Friday 17 June 2005. The fund offers investors access to the Chinese stock market via exposure to the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index for an initial six-year period. After this time the fund will become a portfolio ...

CPAs want better SoAs

CPA Australia has welcomed the Federal Government's Refinements to Financial Services Reform proposal but has expressed a desire for the government to go further to allow Statements of Advice (SoA) to be less complex and arduous. The accounting body ...

Be prepared to pay for advice: FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has issued yet another warning in the super choice brouhaha claiming the debate on fees is 'missing the point' and some fund members should be 'prepared to pay' for relevant and tailored advice. "Some fund members ...

Industry bodies in joint move to improve financial literacy

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have worked together to released a guide to help employees improve their financial literacy in the lead up ...

Morningstar views United as a steady earner

Morningstar Research has awarded the United Sec Leaders Australian Equities multi-manager fund an 'investment grade' strategy rating expressing concerns that the fund manager is spreading its resources too thin and has selected too many submanagers ...

AIST warns trustees on APRA licence deadline

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has issued a warning to superannuation funds to get their Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) license before the 30 June 2005 deadline saying industry funds will simply not be ...

ING makes wholesale investment trusts more accessible

ING Australia has dropped both the minimum initial investment amount as well as the additional investment amount on all of its 16 wholesale trusts. From 31 May 2005 the minimum amount required to invest in an ING wholesale trust will be $50,000, reduced ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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