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SMSF regulation to remain 'light touch': Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The regulation of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unlikely to change much under the Abbott government, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. The speedy growth of the SMSF sector has led some commentators to question whether the Australian ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Abbott government looks set to follow through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

BetaShares set to increase adviser focus

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares will increase its presence in the financial advice space with the newly created role of director of Adviser Services. Lyndall James has been appointed to the role and she will be responsible for leading ...

Henderson set for first fund launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
Henderson Global Investors intends to launch its first fund to Australian investors by the end of the year. The Henderson Global Equity Fund is a concentrated portfolio, comprising around 30-40 equally weighted stock positions. It has been managed by ...

SMEs to pay employees super contributions online

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Small and medium sized businesses will be able to use the Commonwealth Bank MySuper product online administration to pay employee superannuation contributions. Commonwealth Essential Super, the bank's MySuper product, is available online via NetBank ...

FoFA boosts advice business valuation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The valuations of advice businesses compliant with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation have increased in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. "Concerns around FoFA have not lowered valuation multiples and in some states they ...

David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Future Fund inaugural chair David Murray has been appointed to head the inquiry into Australia's financial system, the Government has announced. Dubbed the "Son of Wallis" inquiry in reference to a similar inquiry led by Stan Wallis 16 years ago, the ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

Insurance profit falls 25% in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
Insurance companies' results for the twelve months to September 30, 2013, reflect the struggle that the industry is going through at the moment, with a 26.5% fall in net profit after tax in the last 12 months. The net profit after tax stood at $2.2 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is slated to be a panel discussant at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) Forum on Perspectives on Financial Markets in Sydney. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October international ...