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BT Super for Life hits $1bn FUM

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... helps it keep a lid on fees. "We are perfectly positioned for the regulatory reform that we think will influence the future of default super in Australia," Evans said. "Looking ahead, we will be targeting other segments of the market who will be demanding ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... July 2012. The proposal has received criticism for its tighter stance, especially when compared to the government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, which would allow percentage-based assets fees, except in products where there's gearing involved. ...

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... unprecedented level of policy reform in the superannuation sector, which includes the landmark Henry Review, Cooper Review and Future of Financial Advice reform," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. ASFA is taking a multi-level approach to the campaign ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Investors should be wary and highly conscious of the rapidly changing geopolitical status of the world if they are to continue to succeed in the market, said Dr Phillipa Malmgren when speaking at the MLC Implemented Consulting Conference yesterday. ...

SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
More than 90 per cent of SMSF advisers support raising competency levels through the proposed Future of Financial Advice Reforms - while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows. According to the 2010 ...

AFA launches FOFA Working Group

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) Working Group. "We believe the Working Group will lead the way in informing the Government on the real impact of reform on consumers, advisers, the financial ...

Morgan Stanley offers way out for Pacific investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... statement. "BT has been actively pursuing the strategy of maximising unitholders' choices as to how they participate in the future of the fund," said Andrew Griffin, the joint chief executive of the fund. "The new strategy for the fund, upon which unitholders ...

China's $750bn pledge to clean tech aids sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... one-day Deutsche Asset Management forum in Sydney this month, 'green' experts Tim Jordan and Nicolas Huber predict the future of smart investing lies in clean technologies as regulatory deadlines for companies to use renewable resources loom closer. ...

S&P places CFS funds on hold

S&P RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... Standard & Poor's Fund Services has put two CFS FirstChoice funds 'on hold' following the uncertainty surrounding the future of 452 Capital. The ratings house has placed the CFS FirstChoice Wholesale Boutique Australian Share Fund and CFS FirstChoice ...