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Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
The federal government should be borrowing "with its ears pinned back" to exploit low interest rates and stimulate growth rather than starving the economy of capital to establish nation building projects. Addressing an investment forum in Sydney yesterday ...

ASIC bans former NAB-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
ASIC has banned a former adviser from Meritum Financial Group, which is wholly owned by NAB. Alfie Chong worked at Meritum from September 2005 to March 2006, and then July 2007 to June 2014. During that time, ASIC has alleged that Chong engaged in a ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will introduce the government's superannuation board governance legislation today at the angst of Industry Super Australia (ISA). Although debate on the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) ...

ASIC seeks to wind up $18m manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
ASIC is seeking court orders to wind up an asset manager with approximately $18.5 million in funds under management. Avestra Asset Management - which ASIC's statement said is a "responsible entity or trustee of a number of managed investment schemes" ...

ASIC warns super trustees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned superannuation trustees about the promotion of member direct or self-managed investment options. ASIC commissioner Peter Kell said that occasionally the promotion of self-managed ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
IOOF has appointed an SFG Australia executive to the role of head of best advice, following media leaks that revealed misconduct within the advice research division. An IOOF spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that Paul Cullen will be IOOF's ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
We're now heading into the home stretch people - the weekend before the week the Fed meets and decides. The FOMC has a full week from today to make up its mind and us, lesser mortals, the same time to speculate and rumour-monger about what on Janet ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
Magellan Financial Group has outgrown its 1960s office block on Sydney's Castlereagh Street and co-founder Hamish Douglass is looking for new premises. But the manager of the highly successful Magellan Global Fund is worried the sites he's been shown ...

Former Madison FG adviser banned

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
ASIC has banned a former Madison Financial Group adviser for five-and-a-half years. Michael Kolody worked as a Madison representative between July 2010 and January 2014. ASIC's statement said that during that time, he provided inappropriate advice ...