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FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation undermine confidence in financial advisers. Speaking to journalists in Brisbane today, Shorten said that "the government ...

Two 'recommendations' awarded to Carnegie Trust

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
Lonsec and Zenith have given 'Recommended' ratings to the Carnegie WorldWide Equity Trust in the research houses' first review of the Trust. With the aim to provide access to Carnegie Asset Management's global equity strategy to Australian wholesale ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
It's the weather, stupid! This was how Wall Street interpreted last disappointing data on retail spending and weekly jobless claims. 'Twas a convenient excuse (rationale?), particularly last night when a skyful of snow dropped on the East Coast about ...

ASIC extends short PDS relief

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended interim class order relief from the shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. A class order has extended the ...

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Whoa! Bet you felt the same way when you saw what the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) got up to yesterday - it proved it was no turkey. Go ahead punk, make my day! This was the threat the CBRT made to all 'em sellers, shorters and dumpers ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

ASIC concerned about PDS font size, consumer warnings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is concerned that some providers are adapting to the new shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) by reducing the font size and has solved the issue by establishing the minimum font size ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Market fears of US Federal Reserve tapering are overdone and loose policy will continue as the world outside the US cannot withstand higher interest rates, according to a leading fund manager. Western Asset co-chief investment officer Ken Leech says ...