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Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013

... wary of scam artists impersonating representatives of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting consumers that their banks, credit ...

Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013

... contributions are taxed at 15% instead of person's usual income tax rate. According to the calculator on the government's MoneySmart website, a person earning $60,000 contributing an extra $150 a fortnight into their super would see their pension pot ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

... companies listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s online financial literacy website, MoneySmart, has grown to 696. China Environment Group Limited (CEG), based in the British Virgin Islands, has become the latest company ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

... industry needs to be behind it," Rantall said. "The FPA welcomes the recommendation by the report to have ASIC, through MoneySmart, promote and communicate to consumers the benefits of enshrining the terms financial planner and financial adviser. "We ...

MoneySmart fin lit schools kits now even more hi-tech

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013

... and resources designed to help primary school teachers promote financial literacy. The resources are part of the ASIC MoneySmart initiative and revolve around the Foundation to Year 5 principles of planning how to use money, saving, spending, donating ...

ASIC unveils primary school teaching package

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012

... tailored material for primary teachers that has been mapped into the Australian National Curriculum. ASIC unveiled the MoneySmart Teaching package at a national education conference for primary school teachers held in Adelaide last week. A resource package ...

ASIC clears up infrastructure rules

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012

... don't, along with full disclosure of the 11 principles. Information about this asset class has now been published on the MoneySmart website for investors.

Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL | THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011

... retirement planning. The regulator's "Superannuation forecasts" include tools such as ASIC's retirement planner on the MoneySmart website. ASIC said the retirement estimates along with superannuation calculators play a "complementary role" in forecasting ...

Adviser fee structures hit the spotlight

ALISON BEVEGE | THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011

... of evidence to suggest ASIC doesn't like asset-pricing models. The corporate regulator says on its consumer-oriented MoneySmart website that when choosing an adviser it's better to pay a flat fee (such as fee-for-service or by the hour) than an asset-based ...

Thirst for financial literacy on view

ALISON BEVEGE | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011

More than 250,000 people have gone to the Government's MoneySmart financial literacy website since it was launched in March, showing a strong appetite among consumers for more information about their money, the Federal Government said today. It features ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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