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Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... funds are not treating the looming reality of portfolio holdings disclosure as a priority, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' chief administration officer Daryl Crich. Speaking to media this week, Crich said: "I don't think it is front of ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... (ISA) in clarifying the language of their superannuation advertising campaigns, following a ruling by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over use of the term 'average' in reference to super funds. Both BT Super for Life and ANZ ...

Standard Life expands real estate team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... responsible for working with fund managers to identify and analyse investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific real estate securities market, according to head of real estate David Paine. "Toshio brings a wide breadth of knowledge and experience of ...

NAB appoints IPAC Securities co-founder to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed a co-founder of IPAC Securities as a non-executive director of the board. Peeyush Gupta is currently a non-executive director of NAB subsidiary National Wealth Management Holdings, and will start on the new ...

Momentum for mFund service gathering despite uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... like the convenience of tracking their managed fund investments using the same systems they use for shares and other securities, and the service has been well received. Equity Trustees was the first foundation member of the service and, together with ...

Investors should take responsibility for themselves: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Individual responsibility remains a core part of the financial services system, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said, ahead of the Senate report on the inquiry into the regulator. The Senate Economics ...

MDA provider makes debut on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Managed Accounts Holdings Limited has started trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today after raising about $3 million in its Initial Public Offering. The owner of managed discretionary account specialist managedaccounts.com.au will ...

ISA to change Compare the Pair ads

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Australia (ISA) will change its 'Compare the Pair' advertising campaign to include disclaimers after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) expressed concern that the ads were misleading to consumers. In future advertisements, ASIC ...

Banks suspected of pocketing grandfathered commissions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... passing them on to financial advisers, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned. ISA has called on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to investigate the issue of what it calls 'orphan commissions'. ISA chief executive David ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,413. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft is slated to speak at an Australian Institute of Company Directors ...