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ASIC tightens noose on managed inv schemes

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Australia's top financial watchdog has called for strict new requirements to protect investors in managed investment schemes, but the rules could end up hurting the very same people they aim to protect. In a recently released discussion paper, ASIC ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
First Home Saver Accounts (FHSAs) could become more appealing to first home owners following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will ...

AFA unveils Adviser of the Year Award finalists

AFA MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the finalists of the association's 2010 Adviser of the Year Award and has introduced a new category to reflect fierce competition this year for the top prize. AFA chief executive Richard Klipin said ...

Fiducian boosts SMSF services

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Fiducian Portfolio Services Limited helps advisers slash the time it takes to administer SMSF trust deeds following a deal struck with online deed administrator SuperCentral. Under the agreement, the SuperCentral trust deed update service will enable ...

RBC Dexia appoints new Hong Kong MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
RBC Dexia Investor Services appoints Brent Reuter as managing director of Hong Kong and head of sales and distribution for Asia to build out RBC Dexia's brand and franchise. Reuter will be responsible for continuing the process of RBC Dexia's plans ...

Annual renewals protect investors: ISN

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Annual renewals will be a key element of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, and failure to implement these arrangements will see the reforms 'seriously compromised', according to the Industry Super Network. ISN this month released a briefing paper ...

AIA to hire 27 for customer service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
AIA Australia is looking to recruit 27 new permanent full time personnel in the customer service area. The recruitment follows the firm's expansion plans. "Over the past two years we have experienced significant growth in business volumes," said Damien ...

AMP and Bendigo Bank align

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... branches, accessing 1.35 million retail customers across Australia. "This will be progressively rolled out in October with the plan to deploy quite quickly and we expect that by the end of November we'd be substantially completed," said Paul Sainsbury ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

SMSFs more sensitive to advice fees: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
The global financial crisis has made self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees more sensitive to fees, with 15 per cent of those surveyed in a new Investment Trends research expecting to pay less to access financial advice. The new research gives a glimpse ...