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IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... have the confidence that we will be making decisions in a thoughtful and considered manner." He also said: "We have to recognise that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility in change is our friend if we are agile and smart enough ...

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... Foundation, has been recognised by The Asia Society in Hong Kong. The Challenge is a global project launched in Asia to recognise innovative, sustainable, scalable strategies that help increase access to financial services by people who historically ...

Monash absolute return fund goes retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... believe that the time is right to distribute this type of capability in the market. Astute investors are starting to recognise that investing in long only, benchmark aware, fully invested and style bound managers not only hamstrings intelligent portfolio ...

UK adds SMSF after slashing Australian pension schemes

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has added an Australian pension scheme to its qualified recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) list after slashing the number of Aussie funds from 1,600 to one on July 1. From early September, the P Wyns ...

Affinia announces adviser award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Jodie Douglas and the chairman's award went to Specialised Advice's Sacha Burchgart. "It is so important for us all to recognise the great work of advisers and the vital role they play in the lives of Australians. It is not only pleasing to recognise ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... retirement, "there are a variety of circumstances relating to health, income, the partner and housing that we need to recognise." He admitted that "the account based pension, the most popular product, is flexible. But we haven't solved the longevity ...

Give first home buyers access to super: CEDA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
First home buyers should have access to their superannuation funds to purchase owner-occupied housing perhaps in return for the familiy home being counted in the pension assets test, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has said. ...

AFA Female Excellence semi-finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL have announced the semi-finalists for the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. Next Step Financial Group's Crystal Broadfoot, Perspective Financial Services' Esther Althaus, Carrington Financial ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... were held by an SMSF through a limited recourse borrowing arrangement in 2013. "Leverage always carries risks. Lenders recognise this in their loan to valuation requirements." Frydenberg also said the federal government will shortly introduce legislation ...