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BT makes key distribution role appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... efforts in relation to financial advice, including the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform, the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), advice competency and value of advice. She joined the FSC in 2010 and has over 20 years' experience in financial services. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after little change on Wall Street where the S&P 500 inched toward another record high. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,540. Locally, no major ...

S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO (now RBS) and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) will not be allowed to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 12 local councils who suffered losses on investments they administered in the wake of the financial ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The government has launched its much-anticipated review of Australia's underdeveloped retirement income industry with the release of a comprehensive discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the ...

FSC's Storniolo leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... efforts in relation to financial advice, including the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform, the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), advice competency and value of advice. Storniolo joined the FSC in 2010 and she has over 20 years' experience in financial ...

ASIC cancels 8 AFSLs after review

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Eight advice businesses have had their Australian financial services (AFS) licenses cancelled after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review into licensees that failed to lodge audited annual statement. The review has resulted ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks surged as strong Google earnings and a large pharmaceutical deal offset worries about worsening international crises in Ukraine and Gaza. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has confirmed that it will provide full funding to cover costs involved with the tougher adviser education standards announced last week. As revealed by Financial Standard, CBA decided to raise adviser standards in the wake ...

Australian Unity added 14 planning practices in a year

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
Australian Unity has recruited 14 planning practices from across most mainland states in the past 12 months. The addition brings the company's total financial services tally to 77 planning practices, 122 advisers and 22 mortgage brokers operating in ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) means that the proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are set to go through. The final changes include the removal of the opt-in requirement, which asked clients ...