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ASIC clarifies its powers

... director of enforcement. "To achieve that aim, ASIC will take action to deter financial services participants from breaking the law. Administrative actions are one of the key enforcement tools available to ASIC in regulating the industry." The guide ...

We need professional education courses that set advisers apart: AFA

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has picked up the ball and run with it following last week's shadow shopping fallout, and the answer they say, is in improved professional education. AFA chief executive, Richard Klipin, admitted what keeps ...

Daily Economic Update

... increase in Germany's value added tax (VAT) contributed to the drop in confidence. After successfully had the young labour law -- making it easier to fire young workers - repealed, French students and labour unions now plan to work for the repeal of ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

Daily Economic Update

... recently - while wage demands would be limited by workers' anxiety regarding the Federal Government's new workplace relations law which took effect at the end of last month. Overall, the outlook seems to be for continued steady interest rates in Aust ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson ...

AIOFP signs up OFM as reverse mortgage provider

Financial services group OFM has signed up the Australian Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) to be their preferred supplier of reverse mortgage products. AIOFP chief executive officer, Peter Johnston, said the group chose ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two-day meeting last night - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. There is almost a unanimous expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points ...

Weekly economic round-up

There were again no significant economic reports released out of Australia last week but the minor ones that did see print were indicative of the moderate growth outlook for the local economy. For instance, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

GE Money to correct problematic sales practices

... GE Money saw that a change in approach would see it doing better business with its customers, as well as complying with the law." Hallmark Life Insurance Company and Hallmark General Insurance Company are providers of insurance products to GE Personal ...