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Macq fills gap in mid-tier planning consultancy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Macquarie Practice Consulting is finding more mid-tier planners are seeking advice on how to value their business at a time when the industry is caught in an environment that is switching from the traditional commissions-based model to fee-for-service. ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... not approve any pensions related to this matter, until it is satisfied that the pensions are appropriately paid under the law." "These outrageous pay practices are an insult to the hard-working people of Bell and have provoked righteous indignation in ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... between our approaches," he said. This comes after Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, challenged opposition finance spokesperson, Andrew Robb, to provide detail of their superannuation policy last night on ...

Structured prod issuers must disclose risks: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The regulator is recommending issuers of capital protected and other structured or derivative products to clearly explain any counterparty risk and the limitations of the strategies to retail investors. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission's ...

US fin reforms win pension fund support

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
The biggest pension fund in the US, CalPERS, has applauded President Barack Obama's new federal financial reform law that holds credit rating agencies more accountable for their ratings and imposes tougher requirements on hedge funds. The $233 billion-plus ...

FPA maintains stance on commission ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... banning of commissions on investments. Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation, corporate law and consumer affairs, previously said moving to a fee for service structure wouldn't resolve conflicts of interest issues. Deen ...

Frozen fund investors get $36m settlement

COMMERCE COMMISSION RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... per annum after taxes and fees. The marketing material described the fund as having a moderate risk profile. Following tax law changes in Australia and New Zealand in 2004, which affected how tax was paid in the fund, the Diversified Yield fund's objective ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker, after major indices on Wall Street backpedalled more than one per cent and the benchmark crude oil contract dipped below $US77 a barrel. At 0650 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec

CITIGROUP MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... country general counsel. He remains country general counsel for Australia and New Zealand. Tuner has a Bachelor of Arts and Law from Macquarie University and is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales among other professional memberships. She ...

Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Australia's largest seniors' organisation, National Seniors Australia, has warned the Coalition to scrap its plans to block the SG increase and the lifting of the SG age limit from 70 to 75. National Seniors Australia (NSA) chief executive Michael O'Neill ...