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SFGA shareholders approve IOOF acquisition proposal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) shareholders have voted in favour of IOOF's Scheme of Arrangement to acquire 100% of ordinary shares in SFGA. SFGA will now seek orders from the Federal Court of Australia for the approval of the Scheme at the second court hearing ...

ThreeSixty Research team merges with JB Were

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
MLC research business ThreeSixty Research has joined forces with its fellow National Australia Bank (NAB)-owned business JB Were. NAB said there were would be no redundancies as a result of the merger, with the entire ThreeSixty listed equities team ...

Submissions open for SuperStream pass through amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Federal Government has released an exposure draft proposing to amend the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act to require default superannuation funds to process all default contributions. The amendments would mean that employers would ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its National Financial Literacy Strategy 2014-2017, which is aimed at helping Australians become more financially secure. Over the past 12 months, ASIC has compiled the key priorities ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to make changes to its operations to address a number of issues highlighted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a recent review. The changes will affect the way the ASX ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) had the backing of Employment Minister Eric Abetz in its Federal Court case against the constitution of the Fair Work Commission's superannuation expert panel, it has emerged. On Friday the Federal Court published ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Financial advisers could play a key role in protecting clients against the rise of identity theft and data fraud, Zurich Australia said. As many as 45% of financial advisers feel that offering clients protection from identity theft could add value to ...

Select brings Neuberger Berman hedge fund strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Select Fund Services has made a Neuberger Berman fund-of-hedge-funds strategy available to retail and self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors. The launch of the Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust gives local investors access to the firm's Absolute Return ...

S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO (now RBS) and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) will not be allowed to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 12 local councils who suffered losses on investments they administered in the wake of the financial ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Unlisted property fund managers who fail to adequately disclose risks are placing investors in a vulnerable position according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said a review into the sector's ...