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OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Australia is sovereign and independent. We do not suffer from any meddling from Buckingham Palace or Westminster. Technically, the latter cannot do so following the passage of the Australia Acts in 1986. Yet we chose to maintain our constitutional monarchy ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... accounts. "Education pushes them to SMAs because they can see what they're holding and feel attached to it," she says. "Technically they can see what they're holding in a managed fund but they don't have that level of attachment because there's a barrier ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... more profitable. "Kate is already highly regarded by clients and colleagues for her problem solving skills. She is technically minded and able to achieve quick results that are both practical and commercially astute," he said. "It is always pleasing ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... the Eurozone will come on its own," he said. The surprise addition to this year's forum is that the third speaker is technically not a chief economist. Previous attendees have requested the panel include an expert who manages money. Wish granted. Mark ...

Instos offer advice at a loss to drive product sales: EY

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... of mind. "As a result, the value proposition associated with a highly skilled, well-educated adviser delivering a technically proficient and robust advice has not been well articulated or understood," EY said. The document argued that the provisions ...

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... than aligned planners, that it is more important what trustees do and how they behave rather than whether they are technically independent. "In the pursuit of continuous improvement, we recommend that the following three strategies may contribute to ...

Government limits general advice exemption in FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... remuneration structures that may be inadvertently captured by the ban on conflicted remuneration," the bill said. "Technically, it doesn't remove the possibility of reintroducing commissions, but it limits it and makes it unlikely that they come back," ...

Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... employers." While the parties have stated that the deal is a merger, not an acquisition, HIP member accounts will technically be transferred to Prime Super on 1 May 2014, in what is termed a 'Successor Fund Transfer'. Regarding member administrators ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... asked about taking the deposit rate lower (now at zero): "On the deposit facility rate, we said it in the past: we are technically ready. There are several unintended consequences that may stem from this measure. We will address and cope with these consequences ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... and the impending bond bubble, the vast majority of investors still need fixed income assets in their portfolio. "Technically the asset class is very well supported. The question is not whether to hold debt but would you rather hold developed world debt ...