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UniSuper announces tax referrals as intra-fund advice grows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... are no commissions and no referral fees, meaning our advisers can truly recommend a solution that aligns to the best interest of our members." Commenting on the rising demand for intra-fund advice, and UniSuper's plan to advise 11,000 fund members by ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... from voting on about 9% of resolutions. AMP Capital was excluded from voting on 1% of resolutions due to conflicts of interest. In the full year 2015, the number of remuneration reports AMP Capital supported continued to rise; this year 84% of reports ...

Energy Super appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Energy Super has appointed two Queensland energy and financial industry professionals to its board. Joining the nine-member board as employer-representative directors are Clive Skarott and Richard Flanagan. The pair replace ...

US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... their policy development, it has also pushed critics to step up their own campaign. As part of this, securities industry interest groups are arguing that should a universal fiduciary rule be imposed that many intermediaries such as brokers who currently ...

Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... constructors seeking an alternative to stand-alone AREITs, as well as advisers seeking an attractive income solution in a low interest rate environment," Legg Mason head of sales Beau Titchkosky said. The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund has ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... and so on. China's central bank cut the RRR four times in 2015 taking it down from 20% to 17.5% by end-December. It cut interest rates five times from 5.60% to 4.35% by the end of the year. While these have helped keep GDP growth (6.9% in 2015) close ...

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
The new Financial Planning Association's new chief executive has commenced his appointment, succeeding Mark Rantall. Formerly general manager of policy and conduct since 2010, Dante De Gori was announced as Rantall's successor in November 2015; and ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... exchange rate). The Bank of Japan follows when it checks on its policy on the 15th of March. It also promised to take interest rates deeper into negative if necessary. It has become necessary given that its first foray into negative interest rates - ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Technology and financial services, as well as consumer businesses that will benefit from lower Australian dollar and lower interest rates, will continue to drive IPO markets."

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... framework in place to foster a culture of compliance. "ACE Insurance is a clear case of how poor culture and conflicts of interest in remuneration have led to poor conduct, resulting in a financial cost to both consumers and the organisation alike. ASIC's ...