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Yellow Brick Road amends staff authorisations after ASIC concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has changed the way it authorises companies and individuals to offer loan advice following concerns from the regulator. YBR has directly authorised more than 100 people working in its branches as credit representatives. However ...

Finance to fill export gap as mining boom sags

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Financial services can replace mining as Australia's next major export industry, particularly in Asia, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC) DST CEO Survey. Fifty-five chief executives - all FSC members - participated in the survey, which ...

FPA outlines concerns on TASA submission to Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
More clarification over the definition of 'tax advice' and requirements for training is needed in the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 the Financial Planning Association (FPA ) said in a submission to Treasury. FPA argued that "there ...

New deal opens Europe to Aussie AIFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered a cooperation arrangement with its European Union (EU) counterparts to supervise fund managers operating across borders. The arrangement will allow Australian fund managers to manage ...

UBS fined $30,000 for decimal point mistake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
UBS Securities Australia has paid a fine of $30,000 after a misplaced decimal point caused the price of a BetaShares ETF to fall by 99%. Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) issued an infringement notice for the breach of market integrity rules. On 16 December ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Was it good for you as it was for me? If you ask the financial markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the ...

Russell appoints Mercer COO to head insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former Russell Investments assistant director of product and current Mercer COO for the Pacific region, Jodie Hampshire, has returned to the firm as its new head of institutional business in Australia. Hampshire joined Russell in 2000 and held a number ...

ATO to clamp down on multinationals and trusts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will increase it audits and risk reviews on multinational companies and trusts as part of a strategy to combat tax crime and profit shifting to overseas havens. The ATO has released it Compliance in focus program ...

Brokers tip stocks ahead of public announcement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Some brokers may be 'tipping' off privileged clients, after market data has revealed abnormal trading volumes prior to public release of analyst recommendations on associated stocks, according to a study by independent academic researcher Capital Markets ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The coalition has signalled that if it wins the 2013 federal election it will institute major reforms regarding how super funds appoint trustees while expecting funds to speed up how they pass on scale fee benefits. Paul Fletcher the federal member ...