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ASIC accepts Commonwealth Financial Planning EU

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
ASIC today announced it has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited (CFP) following an investigation into the provision of advice by some of its financial advisers. CFP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ...

CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
CHOICE chair and AUSfin member, Jenni Mack, has responded to financial planning association remarks about the parliamentary FOFA Bill on Friday and said they were aware of the disclosure provision and should instead move on as the rest of the industry ...

UBS shuts ING Australian alpha funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
ING Investment Management has terminated two of its Australian share funds, following its takeover by UBS Global Asset Management. The ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and the ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund both closed on October 6. ING ...

IFM boosts admin support for growing asset base

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Global fund manager Industry Funds Management is dramatically improving its backoffice and asset coverage support after experiencing a strong 2500% growth in funds under management in less than 10 years. The fund manager will blend two SunGard products ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The Government has provided a two-week window for submissions on draft legislation on the core elements of MySuper as it presses ahead with plans to introduce the default super product from July 2013. Having outlined the structure of Stronger Super ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
A FOFA reforms submission from the Industry Super Network to Treasury has called for stronger legal requirements around financial advice and better consumer protection. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has requested that the Government strengthen legal ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... information needed in the statements of advice (SOA) while in conversation with a client, said Cameron O'Sullivan, director of Provisio Technologies. "The superannuation funds are an interesting case study here and it's important to remember that most ...

Rice Warner clarifies $11 estimate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Rice Warner has moved to clear industry confusion by clarifying the analysis process used to estimate the $11 price tag on opt-in, in a submission to Minister Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten. In a letter submitted today, Rice Warner ...

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation appoints CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation has appointed Peter Carrigy-Ryan as its new chief executive officer. "This appointment follows a structured process involving an executive search agency, national advertising and consideration of some excellent ...

FPA ad campaign sneak preview released to members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
Members of the Financial Planners Association will today have access to the, yet to be released, TV advertising campaign so they can see it before it goes live on September 18. The package, produced by advertising agency Banjo, compares financial planners ...