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AMP launches fund for 'clever Australians'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... life to pursue an individual goal that makes a positive contribution to Australian society." AMP director media and community relations Julia Quinn said: "AMP's Tomorrow Fund is open to Australians of all ages from all walks of life who are working towards ...

Macquarie rebukes advice, compliance concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... blind eye to irresponsible and unethical conduct, including predatory lending, in breach of their code of practice and community standards," the report said. The document also noted that between 2008 and 2010 "Macquarie Private Wealth conducted client ...

TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... of a dead giveaway in the title of the two organisations." "I think it's quite logical to say that most people in the community understand that when they see a sponsorship arrangement, they understand that there are monies that flow into that sponsorship ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... calling for a broad industry summit to ensure that cases of inappropriate advice are "stamped out for good" and to restore community trust in advisers. "We think it's about time the entire industry regulated itself in co-operation with government, regulators ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... lifestyle in retirement, they cannot rely on the Age Pension alone. As the system matures and average balances increase, the community will benefit from higher incomes in retirement provided by superannuation savings," Vamos finished.

AFA and ANZ Wealth search for tenth Rising Star

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014

FSU warns of job loss 'tidal wave'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... regulation is the exposure to risky behaviour and practices that can cause financial harm and devastation to members of our community and to our economy as a whole."

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... gut the FOFA reforms." The government's "flawed approach will only be met by hostility in the parliament and in the community," Labor senators in the Committee said. The Greens asked for more time to consider the effects of the FoFA law as, they argued ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, process. A similar process for obtaining coal seam gas in Australia has met with intense community resistance, both in the agriculture sector and from environmentalists. The announcement comes after IFM Investors chief ...

Race among the advice giants: MAX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... bought out or merged into other advice groups since 2008. This equates to a 25% churn ratio or a quarter of the advice community changing their corporate ownership in just five years. "The most dramatic years of this churn were during 2009 and 2011 when ...