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AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
AMP Capital has appointed Ross Andrews as environmental sustainable governance research associate, as it looks to expand the research more broadly across investment strategies. Andrews is responsible for assisting in determining how AMP Capital votes ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
The recent announcement that financial planners operating under codes of conduct approved by ASIC will be exempt from opt-in requirements has created further confusion in an already uncertain environment, according to Minter Ellison. Advisers who choose ...

APRA releases draft MySuper authorisation form

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
APRA today released a discussion paper for consultation covering arrangements to authorise MySuper products, including a draft application form. A draft prudential standard on MySuper transition that sets out requirements for trustees moving member ...

ASIC flags guidance on code approval

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
ASIC has flagged its intention to publish guidance on approval of codes in the advice sector, following changes to the FOFA Bill. Under recent changes, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) would have the ability to exempt advisers ...

FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Financial Planning Association has called on The Australian Securities and Investments Commission for greater clarity and definitions of quality advice. Approximately 150 practising financial planners, along with licensees and compliance, legal ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Only around one-third of outperformance from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges' ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
I think somebody forgot to tell the equity market that it's already May. Remember May? The time of the year when investors should sell then go away. But instead we got this headline from Bloomberg, "Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2007... " The Dow ...

CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
CPA Australia has called on the government to extend an exemption for accountants in line with that granted to financial advisers yesterday. The decision, announced by Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury, extends financial advisers' current exemption ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Tranche three of draft MySuper legislation has raised the stakes in super governance, but the industry is looking to the consultation process to remedy long-held concerns over inequalities between the not for profit and retail sectors. The draft legislation ...

ING Direct launches new adviser website

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
ING Direct has launched a website that provides advisers with new access to client information, part of a series of changes to its multi-distribution platform. The site provides client balances, transaction history and interest and tax details. ING ...