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IFSA appoints Brogden as CEO

IFSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The former New South Wales Liberal Party and opposition leader, John Brogden, has been appointed chief executive of the Investment & Financial Services Association. Brogden will take up his post on 28th of August, following the resignation of IFSA's ...

FICA names chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) elected Duncan Fairweather as the council's chair. Fairweather is an executive director at the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) - formerly the International Banks & Securities Association ...

Meredith Whitney

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... not impregnable". Not so for Meredith. In her notes to her clients, she put a 12-month price target of US$186 for GS - not ifs, buts, or maybes. This would be a 31 per cent jump from last Friday's closing share price of US$141.87. Merdith stuck her neck ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Australians can access superannuation-related financial advice more easily under regulatory changes announced yesterday, but the industry is split between those that believe ASIC's move benefits the public while others predict it's a "disaster in the ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Rising levels of alternative assets has exacerbated concerns over valuation policies for unlisted assets, according to APRA's latest Insight report. The biggest problem for the regulator is fund reporting cycles being much more frequent than asset valuation ...

Charter needs legislative backing: ISN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Industry Super Network welcomed IFSA's Super Charter but added the association's response needs legislative and regulatory backing. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) released the Super Charter which outlines a new way to pay ...

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
Australia's biggest superannuation and financial adviser industry bodies have thrown their support behind the Investment and Financial Services Association's super charter. IFSA members have agreed on a charter that entails a new approach to the payment ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
A new Super Charter launched by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), akin to an investor bill of rights, looks set to redefine wealth management industry practices. The "historic charter [will] create a fairer and more competitive ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Goodbye golden parachutes - APRA has released a consultation package encouraging financial services firms to set up stricter guidelines when deciding executive remuneration. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is recommending its regulated ...

Mortgage fund managers review their options

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Fund managers in charge of $20 billion of mortgage trusts are rolling over between 50 and 80 per cent of the loans in their portfolios, as they try to maintain a balance between the demand of investors for liquidity and the need to maintain relationships ...