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FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation undermine confidence in financial advisers. Speaking to journalists in Brisbane today, Shorten said that "the government ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... resolution, the price of this resolution is that it has retreated back to just improved disclosure rules. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is soon to announce its final position on the long run argument ...

ANZ launches bank-aligned news site

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
ANZ has launched BlueNotes, a corporate digital publication that includes news, opinion and insights from bank executives. "The publication forms part of a strategy to be a leader in engagement with customers, stakeholders and employees through digital ...

FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and securities regulators have opened up an examination into whether high frequency trading (HFT) firms are involved in insider trading. According to reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
Industry stakeholders have lodged their initial submissions to the terms of reference of the Financial Systems Inquiry, which closed today. The submissions will be published by the inquiry website in the coming days, but some organisations chose to ...

International capital requirements could cripple insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has rejected the G20 proposal that top insurers hold more capital from 2019 to cover potential to the financial system. The GFIA held meetings this week with Australian officials in Canberra, ahead ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
A Labor MP has called for Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos to step aside during the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into his involvement with the Eddie Obeid-linked Australian Water Holdings (AWH). Sinodinos is set ...

Young clients also looking for aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... 2013 for her involvement in social media. Find out more about Jenny Brown's strategy in the latest issue of the FS Advice journal.

PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
In a financial services career spanning moreA than thirty years, Michael Goodall has held senior jobs in superannuation, financial planning and banking; but he tells Mark Smith that it was his time away from theA industry that has best helped him put ...

Media Super to launch MDI option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Media Super has become the latest industry superannuation fund to announce it will introduce a member direct investment (MDI) option. Media Super chief executive Graeme Russell said the decision to introduce an MDI was made at the board meeting in December ...