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Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The Government has released exposure draft legislation for raising the professional standards for financial advisers. The draft legislation stipulates that new advisers will require a degree, a professional year of training and pass an exam. Current ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Financial markets have been eagerly awaiting (and rubbing their palms at the same time) this meeting - the 3 December ECB Governing Council meeting - ever since the ECB President promised at his 22 October press conference in Malta that, "The degree ...

Australians turning to super funds for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Over 400,000 superannuation fund members intend to look for intra-fund advice services to meet their financial planning goals, according to Investment Trends research. The estimate is based on Investment Trends' modelling from a survey of 10,367 Australian ...

CFA launches ESG guide for investment professionals

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
CFA Institute has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) guide for investment professionals in response to growing interest from its membership. The 'Environmental social & governance issues in investments: A guide for investment professionals' ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
We all know the saying, "it ain't over till the fat lady sings", well, last night... she did. Read her lips and hear her sonata: "Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Greece's former Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, spoke recently in Sydney and argued that economic unrest in China is a sign that "the GFC is still with us." Speaking at a Macquarie Graduate School of Management event in Sydney, Varoufakis said that ...

FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
An advice business broker and industry commentator has asked the two peak associations representing financial advisers to set aside differences and merge into a single body. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The Senate is slated to have its final debate on the superannuation trustee governance bill tomorrow, which at a minimum will see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards. The bill could see one last amendment from crossbench ...

Industry funds may set up master trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Industry superannuation funds NGS Super and QIEC Super have flagged integrating their investments and insurance under a master trust structure. The boards of both super funds have entered a memorandum of understanding that will investigate the master ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Francly my dear, it couldn't have come soon enough. No Virginia, that wasn't a typo for the Swiss franc is back in the news again. As Bloomberg reports, "The franc fell against all but one of its 16 major peers Friday." "The franc dropped 0.7 percent ...