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Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Investigating the collapses of Storm and Opes Prime could help improve Australia's financial advice system - but any radical changes to current FSR arrangements could chime the death knell of good financial advice, warns a key industry association. ...

Decimal targets super intra-fund advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... personal information such as salary, age and home address is already pre-populated. This means the member can instantly investigate income insurance, transition to retirement strategies and co-contributing to the fund. The technology allows members to ...

IOSCO warns against structured products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
A major review into the causes of the sub-prime crisis has been released and its key message is that if fiduciaries don't understand structured products, they should not invest in them. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted enforceable undertakings from Barclays Bank PLC and Mega International Commercial Bank Co for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws. An AUSTRAC statement ...

Ten years is too short: CBI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The UK's pension regulator should investigate the funding plans of companies where deficit repayments will take more than 15 years, rather than the current ten, said a key industry body. According to an "eight point action plan" by UK business industry ...

Plain English works best: Suncorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... Australians. Doyle has since submitted a white paper on how to help demystify super. She has called on the government to investigate the use of standard, single terms - or a common language - to describe super.

Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
A draft Prudential Practice Guide on conflicts of interest released by APRA has fired a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate ...

Macquarie targets funds mgmt acquisitions

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Shemara Wikramanayake told analysts at a Macquarie Group operational briefing today that she had put together a team to investigate acquisitions in Australia and overseas. She says the group is open to a large transformational deal or more specialised ...

Whistleblower wanted

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The FPA is rethinking how it investigates financial planning firms in the wake of the Storm scandal and urges its members to speak out more against unprofessional or unethical behaviour in the industry. Speaking from Townsville, Queensland, FPA chief ...

If in doubt, stop securities lending: WW

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... and amounts as well as their reinvestment guidelines, particularly where cash collateral is taken. Then they should investigate counterparty restrictions and any collateral indemnification provisions provided by lending agents," said Unger. If the risk ...