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FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Opt-in, annual fee disclosure and best interest remain the sticking points for industry bodies following yesterday's release of the Parliamentary Joint Committee report on FOFA. The 220 page report, which took into account over 70 submissions from concerned ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The new advertising guidelines from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission take a step back from the original consultation paper, which outlined an expectation that online advertisements and social media posts should be self-contained. Policy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... company's shares were six cents higher, or 2.3 per cent, at $2.63. In other news on Thursday, energy producer and retailer Origin Energy posted a first half net profit of $794 million compared to a $136 million loss for the previous corresponding period. ...

ALP leadership issues will delay FOFA: Chikarovski

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
The ALP leadership stoush is detracting from the government's responsibility and will likely cause further delays in gaining certainty around FOFA, said Kerry Chikarovski at an AFA event last night. The political strategist for the Association of Financial ...

IE Group appoints chief executive, Liddy exits

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Randal Williams has been appointed chief executive of IE Group, the efficient cash management and superannuation fund diagnostics subsidiary of La Trobe Financial, following the resignation of Patrick Liddy. Williams is the vice president of International ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
The Euro isn't the cause of Europe's economic woes and referring to it as a currency crisis misses the point, said the German foreign minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, in a strongly worded speech to the Brookings Institution in the US last month. "The ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Bernie Ripoll has grilled the Financial Planning Association over claims the proposed annual Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
FOFA has lost its way, according to the AFA presentation to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services currently underway at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Drawing a comparison with recent price wars between the major ...

Principal Global secures Advance Asset mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... operate with a multi-boutique strategy and have recently completed acquisitions of two UK firms, Finisterre Capital and Origin Asset. "Twelve months ago, $1 billion was earmarked for acquisitions," Giles Gunesekera, head of third party sales, Principal ...

Sevior will not return: Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
Perpetual Investments has officially announced that its former star manager, John Sevior, will not return to his role as head of equities but will explore new career ventures for himself. Confirmed today by Cathy Doyle, Perpetual's group executive equities ...