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ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... against those who breach the rules and would prefer infringement notices and enforceable undertakings. Sydney University Associate Professor of law Joanna Bird, said all regulatory organisations needed to live within their means and that ASIC could do ...

No alarms as Bell profits fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
Bell Financial Group attributed a 24% dip in after tax net profit to one-off non-cash losses associated with the disposal of options held within subsidiary Southern Cross Equities. Bell reported unaudited net profit after tax of $6.3 million for the ...

Class Super adds actuarial SMSF service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Self managed super fund administration provider Class Super is using cloud computing to offer automated actuarial certificate data transfers for SMSF clients. Class Super, developed by Class Financial Systems, said it will provide real time access to ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers aligned to major wealth-management firms are continuing to direct the majority of the funds they establish to their parent fund manager, a study released today by Roy Morgan Research has found. The Superannuation and Wealth Management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
A significantly wounded retail sector continued to bleed the Australian share market into the red at noon on Thursday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.6 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,498.2 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Qantas signs up Russell for FX trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Qantas Superannuation has outsourced its foreign exchange trades for active global equities and alternatives to Russell Implementation Services (RIS). Qantas Super, the trustee of the airlines $6 billion fund, has appointed RIS to provide agency foreign ...

Planning group Genesys signs research deal with van Eyk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Financial planning dealer group Genesys Wealth Advisers has signed up for a further two years with research house van Eyk. Genesys had 283 financial advisers across the nation and a total of $8.9 billion in funds under advice as of May 31, the firm ...

HSBC targets instos with hedge fund solution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... tailored to complement existing holdings and dynamically managed to fit their investment strategy," said Chris Comino, associate director, client and consultant relationships, HSBC Global Investments, Australia. "Nowhere is this more evident than in ...

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Two Seagrims directors are considering a legal challenge to a three-year ASIC ban imposed after clients lost money in funds associated with the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud. ASIC said on Tuesday it was holding financial advisers to account ...

Govt closes in on phoenix super dodgers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
The Federal Government is moving to protect employees from losing their super to 'phoenix' companies, including making directors personally liable, after releasing draft legislation and calling for submissions from the industry. Assistant Treasurer ...