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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down one cent, or 0.76 per cent, at $1.30 Beef producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) has approved the start of earthworks for an ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The 2012 Mercer Global Pension Index has shown that Australia has come in third place out of 18 countries, beating the likes of Switzerland, Canada and the UK. The index which covers over half of the world's population has found that Australia's retirement ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its report into default superannuation arrangements, coming down largely in favour of the status quo but supplemented with improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation ...

We'll hunt down commission 'work around': FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The UK financial services regulator has warned wealth groups to not try to get around the commissions ban with 'work around' fixes. Commissions and all payments from platforms to financial advisers will be banned in the UK wealth management market from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Australian shares have opened higher due to strong gains in the resources and financial sectors. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.7 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,475.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

ASIC releases proposed conflicted remuneration guidelines

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
ASIC has released proposed guidance on the conflicted remuneration ban, as part of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. The ban on conflicted remuneration includes commissions and volume-based payments in relation to advice about retail investment ...

NFL dispute over 401(k) touches down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
A referee's lock-out dispute in the US over pay and whether NFL referees should be forced to join a 401(k) plan rather than be covered by the NFL pension plan is finally over. The dispute was caused when the NFL administration tried to renegotiate referee ...

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Australia's super funds recorded the third best returns net of inflation in the OECD despite having the highest weighting to equities, reveals new research from the OECD. Denmark was the top performing pension fund nation during calendar year 2011 earning ...

Compliance stifling innovation: BTFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Industry preoccupation with FOFA and the amount of funds flowing into compliance has stifled innovation in the platforms space, BT's head of platform products said, while predicting an evolution in the way technology is used. Kelly Power said the three ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Discretion will be applied on a strictly case-by-case basis, for accountants registering with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's self managed super fund auditor program. Requirements such as tertiary qualifications, an exam and other ...