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Investec to sell local professional banking arm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Investec will offload its Australian professional banking division to Bank of Queensland for $440 million. The jettisoned professional finance division includes Investec's deposits business, and its asset finance and leasing businesses in Australia. ...

FPA announces winners of research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... said: "Academic research in financial planning is essential for underpinning the growth of financial planning as a profession." The two grant recipients were chosen from a total of nine applications and they will present their research in November. Griffith ...

Advisers under threat from robot replacements

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The financial advice profession is likely to disappear and planners could be replaced by robots. That is the finding of a new study which reveals that machines could easily provide financial advice to consumers thanks to complex algorithms. Financial ...

National Seniors asks Inquiry to deliver "top quality" advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
National Seniors has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to consider ways in which Australia can deliver "top quality, independent financial advice." In its submission, the over-50s consumer lobby urges the Inquiry to consider the government's ...

AFA focuses FSI submission on FoFA "misinformation campaign"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have asked the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to consider whether the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should have stepped in to address what the association calls a "campaign of misinformation" ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app. In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at misconceptions over the size of self-managed superannuation Fund (SMSF) viability. We also look at the UK government's decision to ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The size at which a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) becomes a viable alternative to regular funds may be considerably higher than the industry currently estimates due to the impact of scale on performance. The industry typically advises that ...

ICAA questions AFSL system, calls for individual licensing

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) has said that the current practice of individual financial advisers operating under the Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) of institutions could result in a decline of competition and ...

SPAA and Macquarie to investigate SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and Macquarie will investigate SMSF business models in a newly launched survey that is targeting financial advisers, accountants, administrators and stockbrokers. The findings of the survey will ...

Cbus first industry fund to get Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
Cbus Super has received a 'Recommended' rating from retail ratings house Lonsec, a first for an industry superannuation fund. Lonsec has assigned the rating to all Cbus investment options including the Cbus default option -- Cbus Growth (Cbus MySuper) ...