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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, Wall Street fell more than one per cent and major European markets lost closer to two per cent. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 4,043. In economic ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
With FOFA legislation due for debate in the Senate next month, the Opposition's spokesperson on Financial Services has provided details on what FOFA would look like under a coalition government. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers Budget ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
In an effort to celebrate women in advice leadership roles, TAL in conjunction with the Association of Financial Advisers has launched the second Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Lower House of Parliament has passed legislation that will give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority greater powers to pursue "rogue superfund directors". The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian Tax Office has clarified what is meant by a 'single acquirable asset' and what constitutes repair or maintenance of an asset, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. The release of the Self Managed Superannuation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed result on Wall Street but tumbles on European bourses over fears Greece may leave the euro zone. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,080. ...

NSF Super partners with MetLife

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
The Nationwide Superannuation Fund has replaced OnePath with MetLife as its insurance provider, following a recent review. MetLife Insurance will now provide the insurance cover offered to the 80,000 Nationwide Superannuation Fund's (NSF Super) members. ...

CSSA: MySuper puts corporate super insurance at risk

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
CSSA: MySuper puts corporate super insurance at riskThere is a fundamental flaw in the assumptions being made by Treasury regarding what happens to a member's benefits when they leave a corporate super fund, according to the Corporate Super Specialist ...

ASIC moves on insider trading

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Insider trading and market manipulation charges are on the rise, according to ASIC, which gets 200 trade surveillance alerts indicating unusual trading activity each day. Deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Belinda ...