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ASIC cancels national planning firm's license

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
National financial planning business AAA Financial Intelligence has had its license revoked by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it had 'comprehensively and repeatedly' failed to comply with the Corporations Act 2001 ...

EM fund manager Esemplia explains turnaround plans

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
Emerging markets fund manager Esemplia last week visited Australian clients to outline its new approach. Esemplia principal Steve Triantafilidis told Financial Standard their recent investment performance saw some of the manager's pension fund clients ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
Representatives for the superannuation industry have argued against a Federal Government decision that would stop funds capping administration fees under draft reform laws. Speaking before a Parliamentary Joint Committee that is investigating the last ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Industry representatives have challenged a part of the Federal Government's final MySuper Bill likely to leave superannuation fund trustees at risk of contentious litigation. Advocates of several industry representative bodies spoke before a Parliamentary ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Australian charities could face less red tape and donors may feel more confident that their money is going where it should following the launch of a new national charity regulator today. Assistant treasurer, David Bradbury, officially launched the Australian ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
It's still the fiscal cliff people. Wall Street closed higher in overnight trade because... C'mon we all know why - because someone heard someone say 'deal'. There were other important stats out of America last night but, as has been the case over the ...

Bogus super fund a wake-up call for investors: ASIC

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
ASIC has received complaints regarding the activities of Swiss Private Capital Ltd (Swiss Private) and their offers of interests in 'Aussie Super -Superannuation Fund'. Purporting to be a Dubai-based private investment firm with branch offices in New ...

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Like any consumer-driven organisation, superannuation funds need to embrace digital technology before it is too late, said a senior Deloitte Digital executive yesterday. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, the new leader must avoid being embroiled in political points scoring and instead focus on cementing the global recovery, according to Clime's Paul Zwi. As we wait for the votes to be counted Zwi ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The advisory community is falling short of its need to engage the hordes of consumers disillusioned by subdued sentiment and negative press, a panel of industry experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last ...