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FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

ASIC warns of hybrid securities risks

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... noted there have been some cases where hybrids had not been paid back when investors expected because the company had a choice about when to redeem those investments. "An expectation that at the end of a set period an issuer will definitely redeem the ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
Superannuation members could be scared off growth assets by APRA's communication of investment risk, said three industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and ...

Saxo Bank's iPad app optimises trading

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... Capital Markets Australia said: "Mobile trading is becoming more common as tablets and smartphones become the device of choice for accessing the internet. Australian traders are some of the savviest in the world and this flexibility of executing trades ...

We're revolutionising financial planning: Mortgage Choice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Mortgage Choice is set to expand into financial planning by opening up 60 franchises by 2015 to sit along side its 380 countrywide home loan businesses. The mortgage broking group plans to be Australia's fastest growing branded financial planning organisation ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The quality of the debate on lifecycling in Australia has improved, according to Standard Life Investments, although many super funds are still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase. There is genuine concern in the industry that ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... 'gazumping' the Productivity Commission inquiry into default super by moving to head off options that would give employers more choice in fund selection. The Minister yesterday pointed to a joint submission to the Commission made by Treasury and the ...

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
While the vast majority of the country's finance professionals want to remain living and working in Australia at the moment, four in five are considering moving out of the sector and into alternative industries. These were among the findings of eFinancialCareers ...

Synchron appoints state manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... manager for Western Australia. Prior to his new role, Fernandes was a state manager for Accountancy Insurance and Mortgage Choice in WA, where he successfully restructured and led the firm from the lowest performer nationally to the second highest. "Synchron ...

Aust Ethical partners with Russell

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... administration services to the fund's 14,000 members. Modern and scalable technology was a major draw card for Australian Ethical's choice of Russell Investments administration services during the tender process. "The fact we will be able to provide ...