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Ditch retail prospectuses in some cases, say leading lawyers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
Australia should consider dumping retail investment product providers obligations to issue prospectuses as the quid pro-quo for continuous disclosure, a panel of leading finance industry lawyers has said. The proposal surfaced following the release ...

Giving through PAFs back to pre-crisis level

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
New donations into tax effective Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs), have risen 16% to $354 million in the year to 30 June, surpassing pre-crisis levels, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. The total number of PAFs is up 13.5% to 1,246 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. At 0804 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four ...

FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Life insurance isn't yet seen as part of the national public policy framework for solving Australia's disability and healthcare challenges but maybe it should be. That was the question posed by FSC chief economist James Bond to a panel of insurance ...

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Though barriers to widespread adoption still exist, the funds management industry must be well prepared for the impending pilot version of the Asia Region Funds Passport if the long-term existence of the scheme is to be guaranteed. That was the consensus ...

BRUMBIE: Walk quietly but carry a big stick

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
It's now a few weeks since Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chief David Murray handed down his interim report and already sectional advance troops have been spooked into defending their status quo. But rather than squabble over details, like is always ...

Countplus' TFS increases equity in advice firm

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Countplus-owned Total Financial Solutions (TFS) has brought a financial advice firm under its Australian financial services (AFS) license and has acquired equity on one of its practices. Hunter Financial Planning will now operate under TFS' license ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... segments depending on what kind of advice they provide." The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) chief executive officer Phil Anderson attended the meeting on Thursday and told Financial Standard: "I don't think people who provide general advice should ...

New PJC inquiry will "close the loop" on consumer protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... ethics, that's a professional association," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson welcomed the PJC inquiry and the fact that it encourages debate around "if we push up education standards, how do ...