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Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Educating industry professionals and the public in general is vital if the advice profession is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... economies when it comes to educating the investment community about fixed income investing. The also company published a reference guide on fixed income investment, "An Australian Guide to Fixed Income". FIIG Securities has offices in Sydney, Melbourne ...

Ashton launches Gold Share Class

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... volatility and to preserve the value of capital, in absolute terms, over the long term. "Gold is simply a yardstick - a reference point if you like - against which fiat (i.e. paper) currencies are measured and valued. The steady rise in the gold price ...

Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Committee on Corporations and Financial Services decided to inquire into the collapse of Trio Capital with particular reference to the role of rating agencies and research organisations in product promotion and confidence. Comments on the consultation ...

Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... submission to Treasury on our ideal model for executive compensation, advocating all incentive payments be determined by reference to net tangible assets per share growth through time, and settled in unvested shares that vest progressively through a ...

First State Super chief handles furore over tech security

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... the email. "Ideally the Pillar website should generate some kind of hash [provides example] instead of a direct object reference." Following this email, Webster received legal notification from FSS lawyers, MinterEllison, stating that while his actions ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... the time to ensure financing is done properly," said Murphy. Murphy was speaking at a hearing on the Senate Economic Reference Committee's inquiry on mechanisms and options for the development of robust capital market for the social economy sector in ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

FS Advice launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... behind it remains the same. FS Advice is a quarterly journal for financial planners who want an easy and collectable reference of industry white papers, covering a wide range of topics. Since the Journal was first launched in 2006, we've built a storehouse ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... uncertainty in global financial markets. Mr Sinton said he would be watching to see if Friday's RBA statement removes any reference that the cash rate could go up. On Friday night (AEST), US non-farm payrolls - the key indicator of the unemployment rate ...