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CFA Societies wants industry professionals to swear oath

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
CFA Societies Australia says financial services professionals should take a "personal oath of integrity" to guard against the sorts of dubious practices that led to the financial crisis and the recent financial planning scandals. In an open letter to ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Global institutional investors are unperturbed by the threat of a market correction and continue to pile into equities. That's according to new investor behaviour research by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), which conducted the research in January ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
ASIC is seeking banning orders ranging from 7.5 years to permanent for individuals participating in providing unlicensed advice to SMSF investors. The regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following a flat lead from Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,682. Locally on Thursday, Westfield Corporation holds its annual ...

Pengana partners with queen of small caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Pengana Capital has announced a joint venture with global small caps specialist Lizard Investors to run the Pengana Global Small Companies Fund. Lizard Investors is owned and run by the so called 'queen of small caps', Leah Zell. Prior to establishing ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Principal Global Investors (PGI) chief executive Grant Forster's first job at a Woolworths supermarket was hard work. He remembers long eight-hour shifts packing fridges, stacking shelves and assisting customers. "It taught me it was an area I didn't ...

Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A potential property gearing announcement in the federal budget for self-managed super funds is unlikely to impact funds as much as people expect, according to the SMSF Association's Graeme Colley. The association technical director told a recent event ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released its life insurance blueprint paper discussing its aim to drive competitive, professional, and valuable service to Australian consumers. "Remuneration for insurance work should be compensated ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
The share market has opened higher thanks to strong leads from Wall Street and a rally among the major mining stocks. However, the big four banks are weighing on the market after Westpac unveiled a flat first half cash profit of $3.78 billion, Australian ...