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Macquarie cops fine over van Eyk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... commenced proceedings against Macquarie in June after the group acknowledged, in an Agreed Statement of Facts, to violating sections of the Corporations Act. The $30 million in capital has since been returned to investors by Macquarie. See also: van ...

ASIC accepts EU from My Adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... to review a sample of client files of My Adviser's representatives and prepare a report demonstrating compliance with sections 961B and 961G of the Corporations Act, and Prepare a remedial action plan to deal with the recommendations of the expert report ...

AIST publishes Reconciliation plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... improve retirement outcomes of First Australians and enhance the impact of existing projects. The RAP is divided into three sections: relationships, respect and opportunities, with all three areas outlining key actions and deliverables. "While we are ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... of the infrastructure market is sometimes unfairly labeled as being the most competitive. "What we've seen is that all sections of the market, in pretty much every jurisdiction globally, are quite competitive. We've got a lot of the same players in each ...

United approach to super fund disclosure: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... materiality threshold to improve the usefulness of disclosures, and a clarification on the definition of value in certain sections of the draft legislation.

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... basic insurance products and non-cash payments consistently with other simple and well-understood financial products. Sections that will remain include the provision for consumer credit insurance to be included in the conversation a bank employee has ...

FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... ultimately the profession as a whole." The FPA's Life Insurance Advice guide has 10 principles and is divided into eight sections, concluding with a Life Insurance Advice Checklist. The insights in the guide apply whether life-risk advice is given as ...

Super doing its job: Actuaries Institute

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... incomes and is reducing dependence on the Age Pension." "Importantly, the white paper also shows that the least wealthy sections of the community, both now and in the future, will continue to be entirely dependent on the Age Pension to maintain even ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... thinks that strategies such as the SLI Global Equity Unconstrained Fund are set to thrive as investors allocate large sections of their portfolios into passive strategies and leave the rest to managers who can deliver "true alpha." As an example, Zverev ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... and their relevance to investment outcomes. "The result is a three-tiered approach that is reflected in the VSR's three sections," said the group's director, Fil Andronaco. "The Valuation Dashboard provides an objective, long-term estimate of expected ...