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Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... according to the BBC, "laughter yoga" first started. That land I speak of is India... and this optimism sparked by Narendra Modi's landslide victory as prime minister at India's general elections on 16 May 2014. News of Modi's win sent the Indian rupee ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... with Japan's Nikkei boosted by a weakening yen and Indian shares surging on an expected clear win for the BJP's Narendra Modi in general elections. Tokyo jumped 1.95 per cent, or 275.92 points, to 14,425.44, Sydney rose 0.91 per cent, or 49.8 points ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expressed concern that the ban on conflicted remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank ...

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

ASIC admits wrongdoing in Senate hearing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s top officials admitted that the regulator could have done more to prevent poor advice and malpractices in a tense five-hour Senate hearing. The hearing focused on ASIC's performance in dealing ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has made public the reforms to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which include the removal of the opt-in requirement and the streamlining of fee disclosure statements. The amendments are in line ...

Government to amend FoFA by the end of year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate super funds have been slow off the mark in developing their technological capabilities in engaging with members, according to a study by Towers Watson. The survey found that small to medium sized funds have been particularly sluggish ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The $1 billion on-balance sheet Australian National University investment fund has announced it is modifying its investment guidelines to ensure investments it holds in the future will "minimise social injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister ...

FoFA FDS uncertainty remains

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation needs more changes to eliminate grey areas, but any modifications will have to be legislated to be meaningful. Fee disclosure statements (FDS) are one of the main issues of concern for financial advisers ...