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FPA campaigns for a separation of product and advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to create "a surgical cut" between product sales and financial advice. The campaign promotes the inclusion of SoPA -or separation of product and advice- into FoFA -or the Future of Financial ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
With growth like this what's a central banker to do? It might have been too easy for the Fed to justify its steady taper as she goes despite the National Accounts showing that real GDP growth slowed to a snail dragging a very heavy object pace - 0.1% ...

Voting opens for the 2014 MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Voting is now open for the MAX Awards, which are the refreshed and rebranded Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Excellence Awards. This year, as part of the rebrand, there are new categories including Best Social Media Campaign, Best Integrated Campaign ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Neil Woodford, one of the UK's best known fund managers, has announced a 2 June launch date for the first fund under his new independent banner, Woodford Investment Management. Woodford left his role as head of equity at Invesco Perpetual in April where ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expressed concern that the ban on conflicted remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank ...

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
BNP Paribas has announced it will be a 'directly connected participant' of the TARGET 2 Securities (TS2) settlement program. The TARGET 2 - which stands for Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement express transfer system - is an initiative ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on the eve of the release of the Abbott government's first budget. At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 14.1 points, or 0.26 per cent, higher at 5,474.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a rally in US stocks with the Dow closing its last session at a fresh record high. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Westpac weighs in on FoFA debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Westpac said that the government's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are "necessary" to ensure consumer protection. Westpac is the first of the Big Four to have its say on the FoFA changes, which are A currently being ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set for a flat start to trade, after a mixed session on Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up just one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...