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Planners should already be fiduciaries

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009

As the industry digests the Ripoll Report and the focus shifts to the core question of what fiduciary responsibility means for advisers, a leading superannuation author says advisers accepting commissions as payments are already breaching these obligations. ...

EQT reopens small companies fund

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009

... Trustees is the Responsible Entity of the fund, while SG Hiscock is the investment manager. The move follows increasing interest from existing and potential investors, said EQT. "After a period of underperformance, the fund has had a very strong year ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009

... already holds an 18-seat majority in the lower house, set against the backdrop of a recovering economy. But the contest of interest is in the Senate where the Government is six seats in the minority. The challenge for the conservative parties is, however ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009

... ago? Is this the speculative frenzy into emerging markets driven by the US dollar carry trade, driven by ultra low US interest rates? Time and again, we are shown the nasty consequences of when debt becomes unsustainable. Time and again, we thought his ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009

... against local indices -including the Bond Exchange Association of South Africa All Bond Index (ALBI) and short-term fixed interest benchmarks (STeFI)." Public Investment Corporation Limited (PIC) manages assets valued at R739.7 billion as at March 31 ...

Small thanks

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009

... these improvements as a Fed-sponsored rush of adrenalin, minutes of the 3-4 November FOMC meeting leave no doubt that US interest rates would remain at almost zero "for an extended period." All these good news in a single day and Wall Street bounds by ...

QIC wins $100m from QSuper

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009

QSuper has pumped $109 million into QIC's Global Fixed Interest (GFI) Alpha Fund. The QIC GFI Alpha Fund, which generates returns from a broad global fixed income opportunity set, has delivered 13 per cent (gross) per annum since July 2005. In May 2009 ...

Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009

... their gold holdings to prevent the price from collapsing. Central banks at the time deemed gold a non-appreciating, non-interest bearing asset. A decade later and everyone can't seem to have enough of the stuff. Central banks may now revive the hunt ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009

The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) said the government should investigate launching a "last resort statutory compensation fund" to cover financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial ...

Planners brace for fiduciary revolution

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009

The financial planning industry's worst nightmare is about to come true with the Ripoll Report recommending advisers become fiduciaries, payments from product providers to planners should cease and that ASIC significantly step up its shadow shopping ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA | 12:25PM

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:21PM

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI | 12:13PM

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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