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SMSF flexibility makes them error prone

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Self-managed super funds not being required to report to their members is one of the reasons these funds are vulnerable to compliance problems. Speaking at this week's Financial Services Technical Services forum, AMP SMSF Administration head of technical ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Overlooking the preferences of the more cautious partner when devising an investment strategy for couples could see planners get a rap from the regulator, risk specialist FinaMetrica has warned. Risk profile data compiled by the financial services firm ...

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Total funds in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market surged to $11.13 billion in April, an almost 50% increase from 12 months ago. According to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update, over $1 billion has flowed into ASX-listed in 2014, with ...

YBR adds 13 branches to its network

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has increased its distribution footprint to 197 branches across Australia, with 13 new additions in the first quarter of 2014. The group signed its first agreement in the Northern Territory and opened a retail branch in Melbourne ...

PROFILE: Cbus chief executive David Atkin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
"An idyllic tropical life" is how David Atkin describes his childhood in Papua New Guinea. While his parents taught in a local school, he spent his days "wandering around the forest, being looked after by the locals, exploring every day, having a lot ...

TPB releases tax advice definition in YouTube video

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has listed in a YouTube video the five requirements that advisers need to meet to comply with the definition of tax advisers. In a video uploaded to the TPB's YouTube channel last week, the organisation's chair Ian ...

ICAA questions AFSL system, calls for individual licensing

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) has said that the current practice of individual financial advisers operating under the Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) of institutions could result in a decline of competition and ...

Allianz launches cyber risk insurance product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched a cyber risk insurance product to counter the growing threat to security faced by Australian businesses. Allianz Cyber Protect has been launched to the Australian market to enable businesses to ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

Australian Ethical hires new Head of Ethics

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed a new head of ethics to further develop the company's ethical investment frameworks. Dr Stuart Palmer formally of St James Ethics Centre will work with the company's ethical advisers CAER and the investment ...