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Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Financial advisers face a shrinking market and increased competition as the government's StrongerSuper reforms force smaller superannuation funds to merge, according to Jenny Wilcocks, a partner at law firm Holding Redlich. "The government's agenda ...

BGL adds bank data to SMSF software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
BGL Corporate Solutions will add a bank data service to its administration software for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The bank data can be downloaded to BGL's Simple Fund and Simple Fund 360, and "completes the picture" of BGL's offering ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Australian shares have opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it could wind back its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too long. Shortly after the beginning of trade on Thursday, the A&P/ASX200 had dumped 1.5 ...

ClearView advisers up by 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
ClearView Wealth has increased the number of authorised financial advice representatives by 45% and boosted its in-force life insurance premiums over the last year. The dealer group went from 70 advisers in June 30, 2012, to 102 in May 31, 2013, according ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
It's now or never. Last chance to place your bets - check, raise or fold - before Big Ben Bernanke shows his hands. Gauging from Wall Street's back-to-back gains over the first two trading days of this week, it appears that the money is on Big Ben revealing ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds have celebrated their fifth birthday, with funds under management in their retail pools of $800 million. The funds, which are managed by New York firm Epoch Investment Partners, offer a high ...

OneVue beefs up team ahead of SMSF service launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Investment platform OneVue has strengthened its team in multiple areas ahead of the launch a self-managed super funds (SMSF) service. OneVue chief executive of strategic relationships Brett Marsh said that the firm planned to release the new SMSF services ...

ASIC releases more detail on limited AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance on applying for a limited Australian financial services (AFS) licence. The guide establishes the exact definition of a limited AFS licence and it gives more details on ...

Fund CEOs slam MySuper as 'death by a thousand cuts'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Superannuation fund leaders have said MySuper will fail to achieve its aims, while ensuring significant costs to super funds, according to a report conducted by Sussman Associates. Medium sized, generic funds were expected to get the worst deal out ...

CBA launches MySuper compliant product

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has targeted its small business and younger unadvised customers with the launch of a simple, low-cost superannuation offering. The product called, Essential Super, will be rolled out to CBA's customers from July 1, and is ...