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PJC concedes FOFA amendment may be warranted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Insurance advice issued inside and outside superannuation needs to be treated the same, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services heard today. While the majority of super funds provide general advice, where individuals ...

Target setting works for super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Target setting can offer rewards for super funds according to new research from bond fund manager PIMCO, which assessed strategies used by not for profit defined benefit and defined contribution default fund options. The research paper, Defined Contribution ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
It was another day on the financial markets, another one of those happy days. Yes Virginia, commodity markets are up, equity markets are up - even for those recently credit rating snipped Eurozone bourses - and bond yields are lower - even for those ...

FSP reviews group terms, eyes recruits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Dealer group Financial Services Partners is reviewing its dealer group terms and adviser recruitment processes, with a focus on greater competition and service delivery, to be launched in February. The adviser group has been working on new dealer group ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Australian shares have added one per cent in early trading as successful debt auctions in Europe and more positive bank earnings in the US buoy optimism. Energy and resources jumped after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond ...

Demand for term deposits on the rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Risk appetites are resulting in increased demand for the stable returns of term deposits within super and pension portfolios, according to MLC. The MLC MasterKey Fundamentals platform has today reported nearly $400 million in funds under administration ...

Intersuisse pursue Austock Securities

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Talks are continuing between the Austock Group and Singapore backed Intersuisse Holdings over its planned buy out of Austock's securities arm. Intersuisse, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne but is part owned by the Singapore based Philip Group ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
ASFA is wary of potential unseen outcomes from the MySuper legislation Bill, including clashing between regulators and the rise of short-termism, as it predicts pressures on super trustees may trump the long-term interests of members. In a submission ...

Fidelity backs move to empower shareholders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Asset management giant Fidelity Worldwide Investment has come out in favour of UK Prime Minister David Cameron's calls for more transparency on executive pay, bonuses and severance packages. Speaking to the BBC earlier this week, Cameron said there ...

Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten says Australia is not in the same boat as Europe and is better placed to deal with another worldwide recession. The World Bank yesterday declared the global economy had entered a "dangerous period", warning it could ...