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ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... He also said there are rumours that activist group GetUp! will be involved. "We all know what GetUp! is, it's just a loud voice of the left." He said GetUp!'s involvement would guarantee political partisanship. GetUp! denied any involvement. Williams ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
"A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot." - Isabel Allende, InA(C)s of My Soul It's looking a lot like a happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas, don't you think so Virginia? You, I and Irene have US Federal Reserve vice-chairman ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed concern over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National ...

La Trobe launches SMSF loan product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Credit Specialist La Trobe Financial has launched a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) loan product, allowing borrowers to buy residential, retail, commercial or rural property. La Trobe said launched the new product, which offers finance at 5.6%, in ...

ACSA appoints new chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... industries and furthering our common goal: to ensure that Australia has an efficient, world-renowned financial market." "As the voice of the custodian, ACSA will continue to work with industry partners during this period of unprecedented change to provide ...

We're watching you, APRA warns trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... concerns. The degree of technical involvement - a job more associated with management than with boards - led many trustees to voice concerns at the AIST symposium that the role of being a trustee will of necessity soon become a full-time job.

FICAP confirms Weave as new charity partner

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) has appointed Weave and its Kool Kids Club as charity partner for 2014. FICAP and Weave's partnership will last three years and will help the charity develop its educational and prevention programs ...

FPA confronts advisers with their worst nightmare

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... own dealer group. "It is time for advisers to self-regulate. If I was an adviser in a dealer group I would be raising my voice against any incompetent adviser, I would be making noise," Bobbin said. "The Future of Financial Advice regulation is well-intentioned ...

Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Tighter regulation poses the greatest challenge to the hedge fund industry, according to Australian industry legend Sir Michael Hintze. Speaking at the Alternative Investment Management Association's Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney this week, Hintze said ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
Superannuation funds could find themselves locked out of the best international private equity and hedge funds if the government's "draconian" portfolio holdings disclosure requirements go through unamended, representatives of the alternative investment ...