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Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... from shopping around for favourable ratings. The three rating houses -- along with Lonsec Research, which announced similar plans to Financial Standard earlier this month - have moved to make the practice of 'rating shopping' more transparent. Lonsec ...

Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... qualified than I, to dispute it and explain why I am totally wrong," Montgomery said. The government has recently announced plans to establish a Council of Superannuation Guardians. The council is aimed at depoliticising super and ensuring the system's ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... is not only going after speculative credit but is also now reportedly going on car chase. Bloomberg reports that China "plans to widen the number of cities curbing auto purchases to fight pollution and congestion..." The Chinese powers that are have ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will amend the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation if it comes to power after the next federal elections. The Coalition has made public a 30 page document called "Policy to boost productivity and reduce regulation" ...

Fidelity set to expand Australian presence

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
New Fidelity country head Michael Bargholz has confirmed plans to expand Fidelity's investment capability in Australia with a number of new products. The global asset manager's top-performing Australian equities provision will be grown to include a ...

BT insurance available on Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... now on the Asgard platforms for the first time with the launch of BT life insurance through its platform. BT Protection Plans can be accessed through super accounts on Asgard's platforms, BT Wrap as well as off-platform. "We want to make life insurance ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... $28.50. Shares in casino operator Echo Entertainment have hit an all-time low after it lost out to James Packer's Crown on plans for billion dollar luxury projects in Sydney. It was 13 cents, or 4.5 per cent, lower at $2.78 after coming out of a trading ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Standards Dante De Gori said. "There are parts of FoFA that need to be fixed," he stated. The Coalition has announced its plans to make changes if it wins the next federal election. Among the proposed changes are the removal of opt-in, simplification ...

Wilson HTM MD resigns on securities buyout plans

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd (Wilson HTM) managing director Andrew Coppin has resigned after the board saw a conflict of interest in his proposal to buy out the company's security business. The board agreed that any buy out would be inappropriate ...

AIA Priority Protection added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... broader Asgard platform, including eWrap, Infinity eWrap, Asgard Super Accounts and Elements. Mu added that there were no plans to slow the move onto new platforms. "We're seeing a shift in the way platform providers differentiate themselves in the market ...