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UniSuper buys big into Westfield despite restructure war

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
UniSuper has become one of the major holders of Westfield's new listed company Scentre, despite its high profile opposition to the restructure last month. The $40 billion fund's chief investment officer John Pearce, who very publicly opposed the restructure ...

Korean military fund puts $40m in Aussie infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
South Korea's $8.5 billion Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has become the first overseas investor to invest in industry super investment vehicle The Infrastructure Fund. As well as being the only non-Australian stakeholder in The Infrastructure ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... long as central banks provide more than psychological support to the financial markets. Don't worry, go shopping. They'll let us know when the time comes... in advance. But wait, hold your horses, hang on a moment! Isn't that day coming soon (for the ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... individual applicant. "As I said about misleading and deceptive conduct, where you see examples of unlicensed SMSF advice, please let us know," Tanzer asked the audience at the CPA Australia conference.

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... clients can opt-out of financial products or of their relationship with the adviser at any time. The document will also need to let the client know about the 14-day cooling-off period for financial products. "Advisers will need to state it in the SoAs ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... of the amendments said that financial advice scandals "weren't just a matter of a wrong trader, it was a wrong culture." "Let's not kid ourselves, banks try to make profits for shareholders; selling products is how they've done their money for the past ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... protection and increased use of defaults. These options will no doubt prompt a lot of debate between now and November. So let me emphasise that they are simply options - not proposals. We are flagging them now to help us reach final recommendations. ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
The opposition has called for a further parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and the Commonwealth Bank and branded the government's plans to examine financial advice scandals as part of the Financial System ...

GESB outsources admin to Link Group

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has outsourced the management of its superannuation administration services to the Link Group. Western Australian Treasurer Mike Nahan said outsourcing the administration would allow Western Australian ...