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SPAA approves government's response to Trio reports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The self-managed super funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has come out in support of the government's response to the parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Trio Capital, and the report into compensation arrangements for consumers ...

ASIC MDA review requires further clarity: IMAP

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) have maintained that the regulator's insistence on an annual review for managed discretionary account operators (MDAs) is excessive, and will push for a two-year requirement. In its submission to ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The opposition and the Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) have criticised the government's response to the reports by the Parliamentary Joint Committee and Richard St. John on the collapse of Trio Capital. Shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Rainmaker Group appoints Professional Standards Officer

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Financial advice expert Trevor Harris joins the Technical Services team of Rainmaker Group this month in the newly-created role of Professional Standards Officer. In his new role, Harris will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the ...

Countplus makes expansion plans

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Countplus has foreshadowed the listing of a new accounting-only vehicle on the ASX. According to an ASX statement Countplus had "previously advised that it would generally only directly purchase stand-alone accounting firms on a part-ownership basis". ...

Patience with underperforming managers urged: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
NAB Private Wealth has warned its clients that jettisoning a managed fund for recent underperformance could be an unsatisfactory strategy. Citing a recent US study into the behaviour of retail investors, the bank's private banking division said that ...

Zenith rates Macquarie global fund as 'Recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Analytic Global Managed Volatility Fund offered by Macquarie Professional Series received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund aims to reduce the volatility of the MSCI World index, while meeting or exceeding the return of the index. The ...

SelfWealth benchmarking index outperforms ASX200

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
SelfWealth's own index, the SW200 which allows investors to compare the performance of their portfolios directly with other users of the community, has outperformed the ASX200. The SW200 takes the top 200 stocks by weight, from the top 200 portfolios ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the CPA Australia SMSF conference and expo 2013 and Laura Millan investigates the top trends in life risk that advisers need to be on top of to ensure adequate coverage for clients. We also take an ...

Women in Banking and Finance hunt for CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) has started the search for its first chief executive. The not-for-profit group for professional women in the financial services and related industries is looking for someone to build a sponsorship program ...