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Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... whether there are participants in the system earning economic rent?" the submission said. Herbert Smith Freehills partner Michael Vrisakis said: "The question of efficiency is too important to put in the too-hard basket. Equally, though, the importance ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... overnight, after jobless claims increased but overall data continued to suggest an improving labour market. CMC Markets analyst Michael McCarthy said volumes were lighter and volatility was lower than earlier in the week, with few companies reporting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... year profits, while Optus owner Singapore Telecommunication released first quarter results. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the US markets were buoyed by an easing in geopolitical tensions, while locally. "Obviously though, it was ...

SMA operators to become a sector in their own right

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... research to grow and become a sector in its own right over coming years," Lonsec general manager of specialised research Michael Elsworth said. "Usage of SMAs will likely grow thanks to both greater demand from advisory groups and other investors and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... event on innovation and regulation in the digital age in Sydney. WA Macquarie Bank chairman Mark Barnaba, NAB chairman Michael Chaney and Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will speak at a CEDA event on the future of Western Australia in Perth. In Australia ...

Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... great ideas out there, but people might not know how to run a business or how to market them," Astute Wealth director Michael Topper said during the presentation of the initiative in Sydney. He explained that "often innovative products and services are ...

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... authors - professor Raymond Markey, Dr Louise Thornwaite and associate professor Sue Wright from Macquarie University, Dr Michael Rafferty from the University of Sydney and Christopher Angus from the McKell Institute - note that while independent trustees ...

FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... investigation resulted in the cancellation of seven AFS licenses: C Greenfield & S Garland, Credit New Holland Group Limited, Michael James Dougherty, Strategy Portfolio Limited, John Patrick Mcauley, Neville Krynauw & Associates and Accountants Plus. ...

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The proposed portfolio holdings disclosure rules amount to a "data dump" that is useless to consumers, according to Michael Gordon, group executive at Perpetual Investments. Arguing in the affirmative for the ACSA debate, 'Disclosure requirements... ...