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Peters MacGregor Global Fund added to netwealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The Peters MacGregor Global Fund, a high conviction, bottom up and deep value global equity manager, has been added to the Netwealth platform. Founded in 1999, Peters MacGregor is a Sydney based boutique investment manager that specializes in building ...

Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The government has indicated that it may be open to finding other sources of funding to prevent the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC). Industry bodies including Industry Super Australia (ISA), the Association of Superannuation ...

SMSF regulation to remain 'light touch': Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The regulation of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unlikely to change much under the Abbott government, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. The speedy growth of the SMSF sector has led some commentators to question whether the Australian ...

Adviser forced to pay back $684,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
A former financial adviser has been forced to pay back $684,000 to five clients after he was convicted for providing inappropriate advice. Kevin Maxwell George Whitting recommended his clients to invest the money in the Blue Diamond Deposits Trust No. ...

ASIC concerned about PDS font size, consumer warnings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is concerned that some providers are adapting to the new shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) by reducing the font size and has solved the issue by establishing the minimum font size ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Investors should not interpret the performance differences between developed and emerging markets as a decoupling of the link between them, according to AllianceBernstein fund manager Morgan Harting. Emerging markets have performed poorly this year ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is trading higher on the back of Wall Street pushing to more record levels. On the US market on Friday, the S&P 500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to another ...

Advisers should review aged care strategies ahead of reform

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
Financial advisers are encouraged to review their clients' aged care strategies ahead of the July 1, 2014 reforms to ensure that the approach taken maximises cash flow and capital preservation. "There are a number of strategies that need to be considered ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Productivity Commission's suggestion to lift the age pension to 70 years old has received a mixed reaction from financial services industry bodies. The Financial Services Council (FSC) is in favour of raising the preservation age for superannuation ...