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CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
In the wake of the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will lift the minimum education standards for its financial advisers and demand that they belong to a ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
"O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." -- Walt Whitman "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

ASIC permanently bans former finance broker

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned former Victorian finance broker Rudy Frugtniet after he provided misleading information and lacked full disclosure on a credit licence application. Frugtniet is a former ...

Federal Court judgements contradictory on adviser liability

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Federal Court has issued two separate and contradictory judgements that cast a doubt over financial advisers' proportionate liability when facing client legal claims. Within less than one month, the Full Court of the Federal Court has judged the ...

Allan Gray Australian Equity Fund highly recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The benchmark-unaware domestic equity fund is focused on companies which Allan Gray believes misunderstood or out of favour, trading significantly ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) report 'Commissions by Another Name' has sparked outrage among some industry stakeholders, which have labelled it as wrong, inaccurate and misleading. "Consumers are being misled by a scare campaign on [the Future of Financial ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Recent regulatory changes have removed some of the barriers the Australian corporate bond market has posed to issuers and investors. But Australia is still some way behind its international peers. Mark Smith finds out what more can be done to improve ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market was higher in early trade following on from Wednesday's strong gains and Wall Street hitting record highs overnight. The gains mark a strong start to the new fiscal year after what has been a flat to weak period for Australian ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The government will monitor the implementation of Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Open Advice Review program announced today while it works on its response to the Senate Economics Committee report. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said that it was "appropriate ...