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NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and National Australia Bank (NAB) have given little away about their involvement in Treasurer Joe Hockey's cash-for-meetings program reported by Fairfax this morning. Both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age this ...

Poll shows low esteem for financial advisers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Almost 70% of people aged between 35 and 55 do not think they would have benefitted from professional financial advice, a survey conducted by REST Industry Super has found. When asked the question, 'If you received any/more professional advice, do you ...

CommInsure launches tailored SMSF insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
CommInsure will launch a life insurance product tailored to members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) next week. The product is an enhanced version of its Total Care Plan Super product, updated to meet the new requirements in the Superannuation ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Custodians are fiercely competing to win the business of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with some trading in short-term commercial gain in exchange for strategic long-term deals. One method of doing this is by offering so-called 'fee holidays' ...

Australian investors 'conservative and pessimistic': Legg Mason

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Australian investors are some of the most nervous and pessimistic in the world despite comparatively favourable investment conditions, a survey by Legg Mason has found. The survey covered 4,300 private investors worldwide, including 200 Australians. ...

CFS launches range of SMAs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Colonial First State has launched a suite of separately managed accounts (SMAs), now available to Commonwealth Private clients. The 11 different SMAs cover a range of strategies, from conservative to growth options. Some are wholly managed, while others ...

Port of Newcastle leased for $1.75bn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The NSW government has leased the Port of Newcastle to a consortium of investors including the Chinese government, for $1.75 billion. The consortium is comprised of Australia's Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants, a Chinese state-owned corporation. ...

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council's (FSC) decision to challenge the constitutional basis of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) Expert Panel in the Federal Court is part of a strategy to "damage the credibility of the process", FSC chief executive John Brogden ...

David Kiddie resurfaces at BNP Paribas UK

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Former AMP Capital chief investment officer David Kiddie has been appointed chief executive officer of BNP Paribas Investment Partners' (BNPP IP) Institutional Business Line. Kiddie, who is British, left AMP Capital in December last year after four ...

FSC will take FWC to Federal Court

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will take legal action against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after it rejected the FSC's request for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel. FSC chief executive John Brogden said he would apply for "an urgent ...