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Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... delegates - mostly super fund investment professionals, chief executives and trustees - at the Frontier Advisors annual conference. Almost a third of investors believed there were too many fund managers in the Australian market and expected the number ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... Systems Inquiry to the value of vertical integration and post-FOFA advice, next week's Financial Services Council (FSC) conference will tackle issues that will shape the industry in future years. The annual FSC conference is unique in the industry in ...

CBA whistleblower casts doubts over compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... When asked for a response to Morris' comments, CBA referred Financial Standard to Narev's statement during a media conference on July 4. "The program invites those customers to call a dedicated team and discuss the advice they have received and any settlement ...

AdviserEdge to "live build" advice website at 2014 conference

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... "live build" feature at this year's AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit.A The "live build" will take place over the 3-day conference and aims to show advisers how to implement strategies in a practical way. "We really wanted to crank it up this year and ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... also happen to run/have close links to an asset management fund as well." He pointed out that at an infrastructure conference in Sydney this week organised by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) there was a large contingent of ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... appropriately licensed to provide the advice," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said during a speech at a CPA Australia conference. Tanzer argued that "with the increased popularity of SMSFs and property investment, real estate agents and property advisers ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The Econometric Society Australasian Meeting and the Australian Conference of Economists' in Hobart, Tasmania. His speech was plainly titled 'Economic Update' but he let his jawbone rip! ...

CBA's Narev leaves key questions unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... defensiveness over the years with a spirit of openness; we've listened," Narev declared yesterday in the bank's first media conference following the Senate Economics Committee release of a report largely critical of CBA's management of its financial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... of Australia head of stability Luci Ellis is scheduled to deliver a speech to the 2014 Economic and Social Outlook Conference Hosted by Melbourne Institute and The Australian in Melbourne. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... CBA CEO Ian Narev answered questions raised by the recent Senate Economics Committee inquiry in a comprehensive press conference." Cormann said that "beyond the policy issues and the issues for ASIC raised by that inquiry, the most important focus for ...