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Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has described the government's proposed opt-in policy as 'fundamentally flawed'. Speaking to delegates on the final day of the SPAA conference in Brisbane, Cormann said that the opposition does not ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian share market was slightly lower at open with positive leads in the banking and mining sectors following a flat performance on Wall Street overnight. At 1024 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.2 points at 4,933.6, while the ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Aviva Investors, Australian Ethical Investment and Colonial First State are among the fund managers in the running for this year's MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award. The award, hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) and sponsored ...

Levy disaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011

Count Financial taps AMP for research exec

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Count Financial fills the void left by Rachel Griffith, its former senior executive in research and product, with a new appointment announced today. The group has named former AMP Financial Planning research manager, Brendan Irwin, as its senior executive ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Two prominent superannuation industry experts have argued that MySuper should be axed, saying it will only worsen member complacency and completely fails to tackle the two major issues in super - engagement and adequacy. David Galbally QC, chairman ...

Infocus awards advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Financial planning network Infocus Money Management has acknowledged its top advisers at its annual conference and gala awards held 28 October. The awards, presented in front of delegates from Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia ...

Politics shape investment choices: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
Investors make some of their investment decisions based on whether they support the political party in power or not, academic research shows. The School of Business finance department from University of Miami released data this month claiming that investors ...

Count selects Lonsec and IRESS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
One of Australia's largest financial planning groups, Count Financial, has replaced van Eyk with Lonsec as its new research provider, and appointed IRESS as a software partner. Grant Kennaway, general manager of research at Lonsec, said the firm will ...

APESB extends consultation

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has extended its consultation period on a proposal to ban members who offer financial planning services from charging asset-based fees from July next year. The Accounting Professional & Ethical ...