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AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... group will develop a broad-ranging ethics and responsible decision-making program for advisers in conjunction with the St James Ethics Centre with industry input. The program will be available to any financial adviser in the industry and will be in place ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Life insurance isn't yet seen as part of the national public policy framework for solving Australia's disability and healthcare challenges but maybe it should be. That was the question posed by FSC chief economist James Bond to a panel of insurance ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... leading UK-listed retail platform Hargreaves Lansdown and a A£3.6 billion ($6.5 billion) mandate from wealth manager St James's Place. The funds low fees have also attracted attention in the UK press. Woodford Investment Management chief executive Craig ...

Australian Ethical hires new Head of Ethics

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... appointed a new head of ethics to further develop the company's ethical investment frameworks. Dr Stuart Palmer formally of St James Ethics Centre will work with the company's ethical advisers CAER and the investment team govern the way Australian Ethical ...

Employer super contributions down as jobless figure rises

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Employer superannuation contributions saw their biggest fall in the 2013 June quarter since the global financial crisis, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief economist James Bond. The FSC's Bond Report put the figure at $489 million ...

Sagging commodities see drop in foreign investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Australia is attracting considerably less foreign investment compared to the height of the mining boom, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the six months ending December 2012, assets under custody ...

Zurich fund now on major platforms

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Zurich Investments Global Growth Fund is now available on all the major platforms after receiving approval from Australia's largest dealer groups. Zurich head of strategic accounts and research Tim Meggitt said support from NAB/MLC, ANZ/OnePath ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Chief investment officer (CIO) confidence levels have fallen to levels last seen in September 2012, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s latest Chief Investment Officer Index. In the June quarter, the index stood at seven from a range ...

March sees moderate growth in super contributions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Contributions to superannuation funds were moderate in March, with discretionary contributions growing strongly, but compulsory flows slightly falling. The latest Bond Report by the Financial Services Council (FSC) shows that discretionary contributions ...

Super contributions highest since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Contributions to APRA regulated superannuation funds during the last financial year were at the highest level since the global financial crisis, said the Financial Services Council. The Financial Services Council's Bond Report, released yesterday, shows ...