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Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... industry. SAFAA chief executive Andrew Green labelled the inclusion of the stockbroking industry within the terms of reference as a complete waste of time and taxpayers' money. He said the stockbroking industry already has a high level of integrity and ...

ASFA disappointed in Royal Commission scope

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... O'Dwyer said. Related story: Government caves to banking Royal Commission Under the current Royal Commission terms of reference, the use by a financial services entity of superannuation members' retirement savings for any purpose that does not meet community ...

BTIM delivers record profit despite fee pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
BT Investment Management boosted its cash net profit after tax by 11% to $173.1 million, despite a 51% dip in performance fee earnings. The profit was mostly driven by strong net inflows of $4.7 billion; the boost in funds under management - up 14% ...

O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister today welcomed a consultation paper on the terms of reference, governance and funding arrangements for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA, expected to operate as of 1 July 2018, is ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data." While the Fed made no reference to a December rate hike in its October Statement, this is as good as done. CME's FedWatch Tool put the odds that the fed ...

Pinnacle boutique launches $250m LIC offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... micro-cap companies and aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index on a rolling three-to-five-year basis. As a reference, the Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund, which employs the same prospective strategy as the LIC, has outperformed ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... and inflation. To quote former US Defence Secretary Donald Henry Rumsfeld, "these are known knowns." Aside from the reference to the disruptions caused by the hurricanes, the October update is virtually no different from last month. "Reports from all ...

AFA can contribute to draining the swamp: George

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The chief executive of ANZ Wealth has called on the Association of Financial Advisers to contribute to mandatory reference checking of advisers that frequently change licensee. Speaking as part of a panel discussion at the AFA's National Adviser Conference ...

Financial advice key for world in reverse: Geldof

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Sir Bob Geldof urged the financial advisers of Australia to proactively prepare for the significant generational wealth transfer that is approaching to ensure people continue to receive financial advice. The keynote speaker at this year's Association ...

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... options by a narrow margin in the 12 months to August, the latest Rainmaker SuperGuard 360 report shows. The SG360 SMSF reference index, which measures the post-fee investment return of SMSF trustees, delivered slightly lower returns (7.4% pa) compared ...