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Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Anyone under 50 should invest the absolute minimum amount into their superannuation fund, according to well-known stock-picker Roger Montgomery. The fund manager's advice flies in the face of consensus thinking which says investors should take advantage ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed results on Wall Street following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes that signalled the central bank aims to unwind its stimulus measures earlier than thought. At 0820 ...

PIS sees dramatic drop in adviser numbers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Independent dealer group Professional Investment Services (PIS) has experienced a significant drop on adviser numbers in the last two years. PIS has seen its advisers drop by more than half in the last two years and it now has 559 advisers, according ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on US and European bourses despite the IMF downgrading its global economies' growth forecast. The International Monetary Fund trimmed its world economic growth expectations for 2013 to 3.1 ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will amend the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation if it comes to power after the next federal elections. The Coalition has made public a 30 page document called "Policy to boost productivity and reduce regulation" ...

Infrastructure boom set to continue

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global infrastructure investments have bounced back from GFC-losses to post equity-like returns, but with lower volatility, according to the Lonsec Research review of the asset class. The Lonsec Infrastructure Securities Sector Review, which covered ...

Corporate super advisers see revenue decline under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
The survival of corporate superannuation advice is at stake after the recent Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and MySuper regulatory changes have made it difficult for advisers to secure revenue. Corporate super advisers provide tendering services ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
After the effort by the industry to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation, the organisations representing the financial services sector are asking for adjustments to FoFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) specified that the ...

More than 8,000 advisers using IRESS XPLAN

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
More than 8,000 advisers have opted for IRESS' XPLAN-CommPay solution to meet the Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) requirements brought in by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, the software provider has said. According to IRESS, the 'vast ...