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Mercer principal joins IMCA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
The Investment Management Consultants Association of Australia has appointed five new board members. Principal of Mercer Investments Hendrie Koster has joined the board, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in asset class research, portfolio construction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... property prices may have finally broken the back of the Australian housing market. Latest data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) show that total new home sales dropped by 8.5% to 7,094 units in the month of October - the lowest level since ...

ASIC falls on fund disclosure sword

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... are insufficiently protected, and that system competitiveness and efficiency cannot be properly assessed," she said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Dr Martin Fahy applauded ASIC for adopting a reasonable approach to ...

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... incentive for advisors to churn clients between life insurance products where there is no consumer benefit," she said. Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox said he was "looking forward to advisers having greater certainty and we ...

Stockbrokers Association opens doors to advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
The Stockbrokers Association of Australia will change its name to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFA) in anticipation of the finalisation of the professional standards legislation. In a statement the association said the new name ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... its primary purpose of providing retirement income. The Commission's focus is on the whole system," MacRae said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is concerned about the proposed framework, saying it will be difficult for the ...

Long way to go on professional standards: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori has warned the journey toward introducing a minimum professional standard is far from over, despite the legislation being tabled last week. Speaking to Financial Standard, De ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... AFSL-holders would also be required to contact each of an advisers' clients in cases of misconduct. The Australian Bankers' Association responded to the recommendations made in the report, with chief executive Steven MA1/4nchenberg saying that "the industry ...

ACCC slams Macquarie and ANZ for cartel conduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... The first involves a Macquarie trader and ANZ traders collaborating via online chatrooms about submissions to the Association of Banks (ABS) in Singapore in regards to the benchmark rate for the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). The second involves ANZ and Macquarie ...

Kathy Havers from Catalyst wins Future2 award second-year running

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A financial planner from Melbourne has taken out the Financial Planning Association of Australia's 2016 Future2 community service award for the second time. Kathy Havers of Catalyst Financial Group was presented with the award at the annual Future2 ...