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Financial Wisdom to face class action for poor advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... were assessed in accordance with Project Hartnett's remediation methodology and that the process was validated by the independent expert Ernst & Young, which in turn reported to ASIC. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the ASIC inquiryA here

NAB business growth manager joins Fortnum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... member firms, and for marketing and distributing the recently-launched e-Clipse unified managed account (UMA) to the independent adviser market. "Growth continues to be a key focus, and we're looking for profitable, fee-for-service businesses that want ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... approved product list (APL). DomaCom's property fund was launched in February and was aimed at meeting the needs of the independent financial advice (IFA) sector. "IFAs such as the Beacon Financial Group are our target market because the fund caters ...

Queensland advice firm falls foul of regulator

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... implementation and review of any remedial action plans that are developed to resolve any deficiencies identified by the independent expert. ASIC did acknowledge LCL Capital's cooperation throughout the investigation.

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... challenge for SMSF advisers is to find the right sectors and the best products to invest in, always keeping in mind the independent nature of SMSF trustees. Australian superannuation portfolios currently have the second highest allocation to equities ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... Australian Water Holdings (AWH) won its bid to participate in a public private partnership. Answering questions at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) yesterday, Sinodinos, who was chair of AWC at the time, said he did not believe the ...

Sinodinos says six figure AWH salary was 'reasonable'

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... work every year. Sinodinos, was on the board of AWH between 2008 and 2011, appeared today at a public hearing of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigation into corruption allegations within the company. Sinodinos stood aside ...

Market Vectors ETF gets Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... ASX this month. The equal weight index has been especially developed by Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS), the independent index company of Van Eck Global based in Germany. Analysis by MVIS reveals that its equal-weight index has outperformed the ...

Cormann to take over Sinodinos' duties

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... responsibility. The decision was announced shortly after Sinodinos stepped aside from his role due to his involvement in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into Australia Water Holdings (AWH). "Sinodinos has done the right and ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
A Labor MP has called for Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos to step aside during the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into his involvement with the Eddie Obeid-linked Australian Water Holdings (AWH). Sinodinos is set ...