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But industry bodies see FoFA delay "unlikely"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... appropriate outcome, considering the issues that are left to be resolved," Anderson added. Anderson explained that there is little clarity around grandfathering and that there are still discussions about corporate super advice. However, the shadow minister ...

Guardian Advice monetises new medical service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... profits. When medical and pathology testing is needed as part of an insurance application process, advisers often have little control over whether the client actually sees their general practitioner and drop-off rates can be quite high. Guardian Advice ...

Shelf space battle heats up in US platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Associatesm said. "The majority of firms launched unified managed accounts (UMAs) in the past few years, which have done little to reduce the total number of program offerings at each firm." Asset managers are nonetheless trying to protect "the advisers' ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... gentle readers have already been reading about this - and the rationales behind it - on this space. Boo-hoo-hoo. I'm just a little, teenie-weenie, insignificant Ben. But enough of my self-pity. The immediate question is what happens now? Is now safe? ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... - call it what you like - in the financial markets over these past two days, if they persist, only pushes the timing a little longer. It is the fledging economic recovery that would be unwound instead of policy accommodation if the financial market sell-off ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of RBA minutes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... were regarding a July rate cut as a less likely prospect. "The market does want a rate cut... If the minutes come out a little more dovish than expected, we'll probably see the market rally," he said. The big banks were all down, with Commonwealth Bank ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... special regard for future employment and inflation, of course - to see whether America (and the world) could withstand a little bit less stimulation. All eyes and ears - and fingers on the button - will be on the Fed when its US Federal Open Market Committee ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... definition of tax agent," Anderson said. "But if the report suggests that we need to change the legislation, there is still little time, we have only two weeks for it to go through the Parliament and the Senate." Under the current legislation, financial ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... the best outcome for their members. He added that in some cases, investors get what they pay for. "We know there is very little upside from cutting fees to get money in the door," he told Financial Standard. "If we cut our fees in half - which many would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight ...