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Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The financial services industry welcomed September 7 as the date for the federal elections, and has asked for stronger and more transparent consultation process once the result no matter what the result is. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Industry efforts to keep up with regulatory changes have not affected advisers' interest in providing pro bono services, and some are already asking for a coordinated approach from the whole industry. "There has been some interest recently to take a ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Acorn appoints Asia Small Cap portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Acorn Capital has appointed Paul Quah as a portfolio manager/analyst for its Acorn Capital Asia Small Cap Fund. He will be responsible for analysing and selecting stocks in the consumer discretionary sector across all Asian markets excluding Japan. ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opposed the proposal to cap self-education tax concessions at $2,000 in a submission to government. The FPA said that a Diploma of Financial Planning costs around $1,800 and that an average adviser would ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as causes for concern for the domestic economy...and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
Australia's share market has opened marginally higher as upbeat American employment and home sales data adds a small bounce. But the third straight session of gains on Wall Street is unlikely to help the local share market finish in firmer territory ...

States could learn from Baird's infrastructure model: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The New South Wales (NSW) government's innovative infrastructure funding model will be in the interests of industry super funds, according to director of government relations at the Industry Super Network (ISN) Matthew Linden. As more infrastructure ...

Industry "disappointed" at PJC recommendation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The financial services industry has expressed disappointment over the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), which yesterday recommended the Parliament not to amend the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill. The PJC on Corporations and Financial ...