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ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The new advertising guidelines from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission take a step back from the original consultation paper, which outlined an expectation that online advertisements and social media posts should be self-contained. Policy ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Crescent Wealth partners with US fund manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Australian Islamic fund manager Crescent Wealth has partnered with US Islamic fund manager Saturna Capital to manage its soon to be launched international equity fund. Saturna Sdn Bhd, which is licensed as a fund manager in Malaysia and owned by Saturna ...

AMP Capital expands Aus Equities team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is continuing to grow its Australian Fundamental Equities team taking on two new full time staff, as well as launching a new global resources fund. Senior portfolio manager and analyst Ed Rayner joined AMP Capital on secondment from AllianceBernstein ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
General Motors has bowed to the inevitable and announced it will shut its defined benefit pension fund and move salaried employees into the company's accumulation 401(k) scheme, citing balance sheet risk. The car manufacturing world heavy weight got ...

S&P Capital IQ closes local fund research, wealth services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
S&P Capital IQ has announced it will focus on institutional clients and no longer conduct local funds research and wealth management services from October this year. In total, 30 jobs are expected to be lost in the move, which will see a concentration ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Educating industry professionals and the public in general is vital if the advice profession is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association ...

HFT and dark pools keep ASIC on its toes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
High frequency trading and dark pools are the biggest issues of contention in the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's extended consultation process on market integrity rules, according to one industry expert. Australian Securities and ...

Ibbotson secures NEO Financial Solutions mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Ibbotson Associates Australia has been appointed dedicated implemented investment consultant for NEO Financial Solutions, developing the group's advice processes and practice management. Founded by Mark Edman and Mark Woods, both Woods and Edman were ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
A new government roundtable will see industry groups argue tax concessions are the only way Australians will fully fund their own retirement. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the Superannuation ...