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Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... according to Russell Investments, with new alternatives to create a profitable relationship despite impending FOFA regulations. One predicted unexpected outcome of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms has been the industry-wide dropping of lower ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... Financial Standard we feature the introduction of MySuper legislation, a review of the recent ASFA conference and proposed regulations for ratings houses. For all the latest industry news, views and regular features download the app today. Financial ...

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... uses sector specific models to project forward a company's carbon risk, taking into account business model, carbon regulations, its product emissions, and emissions in its supply chain. Designed for core equity holdings, the indices weight will be tilted ...

ASIC: New regulations for responsible entities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
ASIC has released new financial requirements for responsible entities of managed investment schemes, including minimum capital requirements, in its latest regulatory guide that wants to align entities with investor interests. In updated versions of ...

ANZ profit climbs 19% to $5.36 billion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... APEA," said Marriott. "Overall the environment is more difficult, consumer and businesses are more cautious and new regulations for banks globally mean we have more capital costs. We need to manage our business tightly in these conditions," said Smith. ...

European infrastructure an investment goldmine

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... invest in infrastructure." They included the privatisation of assets to deleverage, forced disposals by new government regulations and the recycling of assets to fund more growth and asset holders selling in their exit phase of the investment cycle. ...

CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... aware of the feature before the Bill reached parliament and that the best in the industry have been acting under FOFA regulations long before the legislation had come about. "The best players in the industry have moved on and are already operating under ...

FuturePlus restructure creates new head role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... service, Dermatossian said FuturePlus will soon set up a project committee that will help funds to handle new compliance regulations that are coming into play such as SuperStream. "Our aim is to become the preferred supplier of services to the super ...

Towers Watson acquires NY investment adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... gain access to Towers Watson's consulting, analytical and research capabilities for asset managers, asset classes and regulations. WellsCanning offers investment consulting services for US-domiciled, offshore and international insurance companies. Presently ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... Batten warned that many advisers were not familiar enough with trust deeds or governing rules on SMSFs, such as the regulations on forfeiture clauses, insurances and CGT-related rules on SMSFs. "It is difficult to see how an adviser isn't leaving themselves ...