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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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Australian shares surged 1.6 per cent after key offshore bourses rallied on the back of Europe's latest plan to address its economic crisis. All 17 of the eurozone countries on Friday agreed to a "fiscal compact" to create tighter budgetary rules for ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for November is also due for release. In equities news, Origin Energy managing director Grant King is scheduled to address an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney. In Cairns, Coca-Cola ...

Industry hits out at Best Interest

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
The Financial Services Council has slammed the government's Best Interest Duty proposal as being "unworkable", warning that in its current form, would give rise to "significant unintended consequences". The contentious proposal, which was tabled in ...

Ripoll defends FOFA integrity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
A heated panel session between government and industry heavyweights about the FOFA reforms led to calls for a realistic debate and new government promises, with opt-in dominating the discussion. In a session at the Financial Planning Association's annual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... independent MPs demanding stricter rules for coal seam gas proposals on farm land. Shares in Santos fell 12 cents to $12.84 while Origin lost 15 cents to $14.24. Both companies have argued for coal seam gas exploration. Shares in retailer Harvey Norman ...

iShares calls for ETF disclosure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
More transparency and disclosure is needed from exchange traded funds providers, according to iShares, which has released a paper calling for global regulatory standards. iShares, a subsidiary of BlackRock, believes that a global standard classification ...

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
After many months of discussion, the FOFA Bill has finally reached parliament but planning associations the AFA and the FPA have slammed the motion after a new feature was revealed without prior consultation with the industry. Minister for Financial ...

Finsia award nominees announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
The short-list for Finsia's Pinnacle Awards has been announced, which includes most outstanding industry contribution, most outstanding young professional and most outstanding future leader. A panel of senior Financial Services Institute of Australasia ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...