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PIS could face class action over "inadequate" advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... financial advisers did not recommend an appropriate product when they recommended the Bonni-Foi investment," he said. "These are mum and dad investors who were given assurances there were safeguards in place to protect their investment, but our investigations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after better-than-expected US jobless claims figures stoked fears of early US Federal Reserve stimulus tapering. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Former BlackRock exec to head up new BMO operation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Canadian firm BMO Financial Group (BMO) will expand its asset management business into Australia, operating as BMO Global Asset Management. BMO's Australian branch will be based in Melbourne under the direction of Ravi Sriskandarajah, the former head ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... reputation of the financial services industry as whole, the growing list highlights the increasing risk scammers pose to ordinary mum and dad investors. "As much as we would like to, ASIC can't stop every scam before it happens, especially those based ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
Less than one per cent of investment products in Australia are Shariah compliant, suggesting huge opportunities for fund managers blazing the trail in this segment. The Muslim Community Co-operative Australia manages a Shariah compliant property income ...

Facebook users moving on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Just as wealth management and superannuation marketers have begun adapting to social media platforms such as Facebook, signs are emerging that the consumer market may already be moving on. The Socialmedia Today forum in the US has just published an ...

Abbott super cut to affect low income Australians: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... 'con job' but this is a cutback of around $4 billion that will particularly affect women," Shorten said. "I'm talking about a mum working part-time while they care for young kids being hit with a $500 tax bill for contributing to her superannuation. ...

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Minister of Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in ...

Yellow Brick Road targets Big Four bank employees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Yellow Brick Road is making a bid to poach disheartened staff from the Big Four banks with its latest recruitment drive. The financial services firm is looking for experienced finance industry professionals to fill posts for its new Wealth Agents business ...