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Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Platinum Asset Management, together with the Neilson Foundation, has launched a new scholarship for financial planning undergraduates, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced. The scholarships will be offered through five Australian universities ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The $1 billion on-balance sheet Australian National University investment fund has announced it is modifying its investment guidelines to ensure investments it holds in the future will "minimise social injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister ...

Cognitive function, consumption biggest SMSF risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
While investors and SMSF promoters point to taxation and compliance as the sector's biggest risks, human and lifestyle factors may actually be bigger threats. Last week the consulting group Deloitte generated much fanfare with a report containing projections ...

WealthSure undertakes major reform of the business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
WealthSure is undertaking a full reform of its business after it entered into an enforceable undertaking following concerns by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over poor compliance and failure to monitor advisers' actions. ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
A new $9 million research program between the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and four universities has been launched today. The CSIRO-Monash Superannuation Research Cluster has been funded jointly with $3 million coming ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition's plan to introduce stricter rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of ...

AMPFP not relevant without future growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) is set to continue its adviser recruitment drive on the back of year of planner number growth, according to managing director Michael Guggenheimer. Earlier this month AMP reported 1.2% uptick in planner headcount to 30 ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australian shares have outstripped all other major asset classes over the last 30 years, according to research by Vanguard. The passive investment specialist has illustrated the importance of remaining exposed to the market over the long-term with 30-year ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Low levels of trading in dark pools actually improve market quality, according to a new study by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders ...

Brokers tip stocks ahead of public announcement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Some brokers may be 'tipping' off privileged clients, after market data has revealed abnormal trading volumes prior to public release of analyst recommendations on associated stocks, according to a study by independent academic researcher Capital Markets ...