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Global ETF regulation proposed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has issued a report outlining how it wants exchange traded investment vehicles regulated globally. The report was triggered by the rush of money that poured into ETFs and similar products ...

Guardian Advice invests in WA planning firm

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Risk specialist dealer group Guardian Advice has launched its new Practice Equity Model with its first equity investment in West Australian-based financial planning firm Capital Managers. Guardian Advice said the equity partnership with Capital Managers ...

Class Super beats BGL to launch automated property valuator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super has teamed up with property valuator RP Data to launch an automated property valuations service for SMSFs, ahead of BGL's planned launch of a similar service in two weeks. Class Super chief ...

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Times like these, I can't tell if the financial market commentariat are just thick or simply plain stupid. Wall Street's up last night - and big time at that - because one 'clever' writer put it down to better than expected US data releases...and the ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
ASX-listed companies are being asked to confront poor working conditions in 'least developed countries' (LDCs), with the release of a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) entitled 'Labour and Human Rights Risks in Supply-Chain ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is expected to extend its losses in morning trade after opeing more than one per cent lower, but should make something of a late recovery into the close. The local market is still reeling from the US Federal Reserve last ...

Guardian Advice monetises new medical service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Risk specialist dealer group Guardian Advice has launched a medical and pathology service, in partnership with Health Predictions, for advisers to easily refer clients and get a share of the profits. When medical and pathology testing is needed as part ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Mercer has launched a multi-manager fund designed to allow tax exempt investors of retirement age to maximise their after-tax returns. The Mercer Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors is designed to maximise capital growth as well as dividend ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is expected to extend its losses in morning trade after opeing more than one per cent lower, but should make something of a late recovery into the close. The local market is still reeling from the US Federal Reserve last ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Global energy and environmental trends mean the demand for 'resource efficiency' investments will only increase in the years ahead, according to Impax Asset Management chief executive Ian Simm. 'Resource efficiency' or 'resource optimisation' are terms ...