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AFA Adviser of the Year Finalists revealed

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The six finalists for the 11th annual Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award have been announced ahead of the October AFA conference. The Awards recognises leadership, advocacy and innovation in the financial services industry ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Superannuation and financial services will likely fall under the Treasury portfolio, a decision that industry bodies have welcomed. Joe Hockey as Treasurer and Arthur Sinodinos as Assistant Treasurer are likely to oversee the superannuation and financial ...

Hockey to head Treasury and Cormann Finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

The Trust Company parts ways with Equity Trustees

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board has recommended its shareholders to reject the buyout offer from Equity Trustees (EQT) by ignoring it. "In relation to the revised Equity Trustees offer, your directors unanimously recommend that shareholders reject the revised ...

Financial bosses top narcissism study

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

ASIC finds hedge funds pose no systemic risk

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Australian hedge funds do not currently pose a systemic risk to the Australian financial system, a new ASIC report has found. The regulator also found that qualifying hedge funds in the survey also use low leverage and appear to have adequate liquidity ...

Trust board recommends revised Perpetual proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board has unanimously recommended its shareholders to vote for the revised buyout proposal from Perpetual and both companies have entered into a revised scheme implementation agreement. Under its revised offer, Perpetual will give ...

Advisers' "bickering" looks unprofessional

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Advisers should try to be less emotional and stop "bickering" with each other if they want to look professional to their clients, a Financial Planning Association (FPA) board member said. FPA board member Peter O'Toole said that he wishes to see "an ...

Anne Street SMSF advice falls under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Anne Street Partners Financial Services' advice to self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients has raised concerns from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The practice has agreed to engage an independent expert who will review ...

Trust gives Perpetual a chance to match IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board met last night and has asked for a deadline extension to allow Perpetual a chance to match the IOOF buyout offer. IOOF has accepted the request and has given The Trust Company more time to accept or refuse its offer, which now ...