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Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... superannuation sectors. Key target areas include reward and incentive structures, whistle-blower policy, conflicts of interest, nature and level of complaints and complaints handling. To mitigate risks associated with gatekeeper culture and conduct in ...

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has fired back at Life Insurance Customer Group member Mark Dunsford who claims the reforms contained in the Life Insurance Framework are designed purely to benefit life companies and banks. In ...

New board members, partnership for BondAdviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... independent research service that delivers timely information and clear active investment recommendations for all ASX-listed interest rate securities and a range of over the counter corporate bonds. Malkin said: "In partnering with BondAdviser, Baillieu ...

Frontier appoints associate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... specialists and leaders in the business, so as to help develop their consulting skills and identify areas of strength and interest," Moloney said.

QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... value to QIC. "Some of the most fundamental things in the fixed income world like positive yields and positive official interest rates have been flipped on their head. Paul's expertise in absolute return fixed income is right for these times and his ...

LICG successful in triggering AFA EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has confirmed it has received the minimum number of member submissions required under the Corporations Act to propose an amendment to its constitution via an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Spearheaded ...

Rubik continues strong growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... banking accounted for 34%, and its mortgage solutions made up 19% of overall revenue. Rubik's underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at $6.5 million, up from $4.9 million last year. This was largely ...

ACBC launches additional XTB model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... demand for a greater way of managing the direct-investment fixed income component of their business. "In the current low interest rate environment, advisers are being challenged by their clients to find efficient ways of delivering yield and income ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... Langer said. "There are potential courses of action that could help minimise a credit charge increase, such as to maintain interest rate duration through the use of derivatives, while reducing credit duration by owning shorter maturity securities. However ...

Bridges advice head resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
The chief executive of IOOF-owned Bridges has resigned and the former head of Western Pacific Financial Planning has been appointed to the role in the interim. Nick Langton joined Bridges in 2014 from Perpetual where he was general manager of Perpetual's ...