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ASIC tightens advice advertising

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... restrictions as ASIC releases a consultation paper and draft regulatory guide containing best practice guidance for the advertising of financial products and advice. Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman, told media this morning that the industry needed to recognise ...

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... Coalition to support the lifting of the superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. He issued a press release gleefully advertising that the opposition's shadow treasurer Joe Hockey had told the Lower House that the Coalition "strongly supports superannuation". ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... yesterday the news stories were "completely and utterly inaccurate". He said the draft plan for the multimillion-dollar advertising campaign was instead about the IFM's 12.4% net average return for its infrastructure fund over the past 16 years. The ...

AMP targets youth with new campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... radio promotions, to appeal to a younger audience. Partnering with Nova is a good fit." AMP has also expanded its advertising to major news websites promoting the super consolidation service.

Challenger results prove annuity winner

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... fundamental change in the Australian retirement savings market. "The growth in annuity has been attributed to increased advertising marketing and distribution activity and an outlook for ongoing equity market volatility, which drove organic retail sales ...

Delaney retires amid MTAA board restructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... year, said MTAA, while long serving directors Bob Allen and Mark Perica will also leave in November. MTAA will begin advertising for replacement directors next week and hopes to have the board rebuilt by the end of November. The board will have a new ...

BTFG launches TV ads to ease investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... for calm in the investor community to prevent rash decisions in light of market uncertainty. The one-off television advertising campaign features Caton speaking directly to investors about the unexpected volatility of markets and the need for cool heads. ...

Super funds hit back at anti-carbon tax groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds and fund managers have warned against the advertising campaign against the carbon tax, with concerns it's misleading the public and threatening a shareholder resolution. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), responsible for ...

Fund flows push life risk market to $9.5b

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... partly from new sales and increases in age and the consumer price index, he said. New product lines, enhancements and advertising campaigns also contributed, he said "Nowadays there is more advertising by direct insurers," he said. "There is more availability ...

ASIC cautions industry after US broker tweeted into suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... authority. "Social networking sites and blogs raise new regulatory challenges, particularly in the areas of supervision, advertising and books and records requirements," said Rick Ketchum, FINRA chairman and chief executive. This at a time when global ...