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Congress dysfunction hits US bond confidence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Political dysfunction in the US has raised concerns the super power may not fully pay bond holders, a risk formerly only associated with emerging market economies. BlackRock Inc has just released its latest 'Willingness to Pay' report that contains ...

AltaVista upgrades Portfolio Builder tech tool

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Exchange Traded Fund research group AltaVista Research has upgraded its Portfolio Builder that enables advisors to blend their own ETF Model Portfolios. Explaining how the system could be used, AltaVista said: "while the number of ETFs in Australia ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
I'm highly certain that you didn't, but just in case you missed it, the All Ordinaries index has now reached its highest level since June 2008. The All Ords closed at 5,321 points yesterday, taking its overall gain this year to date up to 14.7% (18.6% ...

Cbus, FPA explain their referral deal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Cbus explain how their pilot professional advice referral service will work. First of all, it will run from January to June 2014 and be available to Cbus members in Queensland, South Australia ...

ASIC acted only when claims hit "tsunami level"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
A former employee of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has condemned the fact that the regulator acted only when the volume of complaints "reached tsunami level." In a submission to the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance ...

Don't deal with Aussie Rob, ASIC warns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Aussie Rob Financial Services and Lifestyle Trader director Robert Lloyd Wilson from providing financial services, and warned the public "not to deal with the failed businessman". ...

Sunsuper launches MySuper fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The $24 billion Sunsuper fund has launched its MySuper product, a lifestyle fund which automatically transitions members into lower risk assets as they approach retirement. From 1 January next year, it will be compulsory for employers to pay default ...

Grandfathering pushes self-licensing

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Uncertainty around the grandfathering provision of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations has made a self-license more appealing for advisers looking to leave their dealer group. "Lots of licensees have restrictions in place that might not ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Government's Financial System Inquiry will undertake "a general health check" on the industry aimed at removing regulation, Treasurer Joe Hockey said. Speaking at the American Australian Association in New York, Hockey said that the inquiry will ...