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Charles River key IT for Islamic funds

Technology plays a fundamental role in allowing more funds to manage investments that conform to Islamic law, according to US based managed funds technology specialist Charles River. Charles River is one of the leading developers of Investment Management ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... especially as after deals are consummated they are often renegotiated. Professor John Coffee from the Columbia University Law School said while leverage itself is not a problem, if its overly concentrated it can be, especially if it fuels incentives ...

Advice already in client's best interest: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
Financial advice must take into account the individual client's needs and circumstances and all conflicts must be disclosed, said Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive officer Jo-Anne Bloch. "Firstly, the Corporations Act already requires ...

Budget super changes not for low budgets

... many Australians miss out on super if their monthly salary is under $450, the cut-off point before employers are obliged by law to give a 9 per cent Superannuation Guarantee (SG) payment on top of normal pay. "There are people in this country who work ...

NSW Barristers Super to join legalsuper

... operates on a not-for-profit and no-commission basis. It was formed two years ago after the merger of the New South Wales' Law Industry Superannuation Trust and Victoria's Legal Industry Superannuation Scheme. In line with the expansion, legalsuper has ...

FPA checklist to guide members on super switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... the client's circumstances. An adviser must make reasonable efforts to get relevant information. If it is not available, the law allows an adviser to give advice without it but with a clear warning. We hope this checklist will make the process of information ...

DFS fee model a winner

DFS Advisory Services, a planning group spun-off from accounting firm Deloitte five years ago, has adopted a fee-for-service model that is proving a hit with high net worth investors. The group inherited the proprietary 'fee matrix' created by Deloitte ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
National Australia Bank's Monthly Business Survey for January has shown that business conditions rose by 6 points to a score of +17 as a result of an 8 point increase in the profitability index, which is now at a new record high of +19. Opposing the ...

Regulators discuss streamlining some supervision operations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
... APRA-regulated status." The regulators also said there was a range of reporting duplication depending upon which part of Corporations Law you review. "ASIC and APRA will explore the extent to which reporting requirements can be consolidated for jointly-regulated ...

Adviser jailed for five and a half years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... ASIC officers during examinations. "Today's outcome shows that the courts will take a firm view of those who disregard the law, in this case acting dishonestly with investors and failing to cooperate with and providing false information to ASIC. It is ...