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Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
"I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down." -- Chumbawamba Yes Virginia, we didn't expect anything less 'eh my lady? If it didn't happen overnight, it'll happen tomorrow... or the day after. Wall Street got knocked down ...

Intra-fund advice exemptions in doubt

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... the government's amendments to the FoFA reforms, saying: "All we are doing with our changes is remove unnecessary and costly red tape, which is pushing up the cost of advice without proportionate improvements in consumer protections and deal with some ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Clive Palmer has announced his party will block legislation to abolish the low income superannuation contribution (LISC). Addressing the National Press Club today, Palmer said: "Palmer United supports the abolition of the mining tax, but cannot support ...

New laws bring aged care advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Living Longer, Living Better reforms that began on July 1, 2014, are forcing financial advisers to review their clients' aged care arrangements. Advisers need to take into account the client's assets and income to ensure that the approach taken ...

Federal Court judgements contradictory on adviser liability

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Federal Court has issued two separate and contradictory judgements that cast a doubt over financial advisers' proportionate liability when facing client legal claims. Within less than one month, the Full Court of the Federal Court has judged the ...

CBA's Narev leaves key questions unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Ian Narev's main message during yesterday's address to the media was that the bank has switched to "a spirit of openness," but he left a number of key questions unanswered. "Over the past few weeks perhaps the ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for lifetime cap to non-concessional superannuation contributions for those with balances over $2.5 million. The recommendation is published in a report which analyses the impact ...

GARS added to BT Wrap platform

HARRY PAGE, MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Standard Life Investments' flagship multi-asset absolute return fund is now available on the BT Wrap platform. Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) was established in the UK in 2006. The multi-asset strategy aims to provide positive returns irrespective ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker appears to have celebrated America's 'Independence Day' three-days early. You'd be jingling your bells and singing hallelujah too, Virginia, when you look at what ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The share market has made a flat start to the new financial year. It has given up some of its morning gains and follows a fall of close to one per cent on Monday, which was related to traders selling underperforming stocks and realising losses to reduce ...