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Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009

... for service basis rather than paying ongoing commissions, said ISN. "There are many vocal critics of the conflicts of interest inherent in the antiquated commission system. "This research reveals for the first time that fee for service advice is more ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009

... Services Licence and report to ASIC annually on the integrity of their ratings processes. This includes conflicts of interest management. Senator Sherry will be convening several roundtables next month on CRAs.

Fed to bail-out corporate paper

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008

... withdrawn or wound down. However, the NYT warned that, "Buying commercial paper could open the Fed to difficult conflicts of interest, because it would be juggling the goals of protecting its investment portfolio with its traditional goals of promoting ...

Industry questions dual role of CEO

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008

... on the fund's Trustee Board? Industry experts are divided on whether wearing both hats create potential conflicts of interest. The panelists at the Fund Executives Association Limited's (FEAL) national conference held this week debated the issue in light ...

New era in fee disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008

... Association (FPA) introduced four new guiding principles on how financial planners should manage potential conflicts of interest. Of the four, Principle One, the principle relating to cost of advice, has the biggest impact on the industry because it ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008

... test would be one way to resolve many of the problems in Australian financial services, particularly the conflicts of interest within conglomerates that have both product manufacturing and distribution arms. "One of the issues at the moment is large ...

Super structure needs fixing

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008

... by the Federal Government to boost retirement savings are undermined by structural corruption caused by conflicts of interest and lack of consumer engagement. "The structural corruption of the system is so painfully evident that the Government has a ...

Regulator clamps down on conflicts of interest

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008

... potential conflict of interest. The report was drafted after a review of UK pension funds identified potential conflicts of interest as an area of concern. The guidelines cover how to identify, evaluate and manage various conflicts of interest situations ...

Take governance seriously or lose investor support

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007

Institutional investors have thousands of companies in Australia and overseas bidding for their support and unless companies start taking their governance concerns seriously these investors will vote with their wallets. "Some companies seem to have ...

Reinventing financial planning

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007

... commissions-based fees are phased out, the industry will find it hard convincing people that there are no conflicts of interest. "The key issue here is the worth of advice offered by financial planners. If the industry persists with the proposition that ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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