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FEATURE: The myth of the outlook

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
Languishing beneath a pile of seasonal investment outlooks, James Fernyhough asks, does anyone really have a clue about what to expect for 2014? In the eerily quiet lull between Christmas and Australia Day, as the financial services community goes into ...

China unlikely to achieve 10% growth again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
"Does the future belong to China? Maybe, but the thrill is gone," Principal Global Investors Chief Economist Bob Baur stated at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Melbourne. "We don't think China is ever going to see 10% growth again. ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has denied claims that the government's plan to implement the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform measures through regulations, rather than via legislation, is a way to avoid opposition scrutiny. Speaking ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
The federal opposition has concerns that the proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regime as outlined by the government yesterday may result in reduced consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Speaking to Financial ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Super funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors must take an adaptable approach to governance if they are to keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content ...

Government releases FoFA draft legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
As part of its move the wind back the former government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has released a set of draft regulations and legislation for consultation. The draft legislative amendments and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a positive lead from Wall Street which withstood a poor durable goods report and a disappointing outlook from Apple that pushed the Nasdaq into the red. At 0820 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

HARRY PAGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we take stock of the last 12 months and cast an eye out to 2014. Economists Don Stammer and Richard Gibbs reveal which stories they expect to dominate over the coming year ahead of their appearances at this ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... age was just the beginning, and that future products will be much more sophisticated. "Where I think we'll end up in the future - and this may take five or 10 years - is that every individual will be defaulted into an investment strategy that suits their ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Fears that the amendments to the best interest duty of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will affect the quality of advice are "overplayed," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said. "Improving the best interest duty does help ...