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FoFA introduced into parliament with some tweaks

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... parliament. "Rather than rushing to debate the bills, the government should bring together key stakeholders to find a sustainable outcome that reduces compliance costs without compromising key consumer protections. Such an outcome is achievable if common ...

FOS model outdated, in need of major change

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... stakeholders expect," the report stated. CRN added that only making incremental improvements would not "put FOS on a sustainable footing into the future." CRN recommended that the organisation move to "smaller, vertically integrated and more flexible ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... 2014 peak in Fed asset holdings is anybody's guess. Hopefully by then, America's economic growth is stronger and more sustainable, giving US equities a fresh reason - a more fundamental reason -- to remain on the up path sans Fed money. Bottoms up!

EQT Global Equity Fund on BT Wrap and Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... valuation levels susceptible to a correction, and investors should ensure they are invested in companies with a strong and sustainable return on equity as well as cash generation and internal re-investments, in order to achieve future dividend and book ...

Ageing population threatens welfare system: Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... we got to recognise the cost associated with that and ask whether the current system is able to cope with that in a sustainable basis," he added. Hockey said that the Coalition supported the Labor Party plan to rise the pension age from 65 to 67 by 2023 ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... yesterday said it believes the AUD needs to fall by another 10 US cents to USD 0.80, a level it believes is the long term sustainable level for the Australian dollar. These comments should be a filip to Australian superannuation funds with above average ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... businesses confidence that bank rate would not be raised at least until jobs, incomes and spending were growing at sustainable rates." But what happened to the Monetary Policy Council (MPC) would start considering lifting the Bank Rate when the unemployment ...

Altair launches two funds for retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... Asset Management has launched two Australian equity funds for the retail market. The Altair Income Fund focuses on sustainable dividend income while the Altair Advantage Fund aims to achieve medium to long term capital growth. Altair is a high conviction ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
In an effort to recognise advisers who provide professional sustainable advice, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning are set to lower professional insurance premiums for its planners. Guardian Advice also plans to create accreditation that ...

ASIC examines risks posed by complex products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... financial products to consider the risks outlined in this report in the context of their own business. It's not a sustainable business model if your customers are losing money." ASIC's focus on complex products has occurred through a dedicated Complex ...