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Advisers urged to keep up pressure on FOFA change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... pushing for changes to elements of the planned legislation. Leading the charge from the Opposition benches is shadow assistant Mathias Cormann, who welcomed what he called the government's "back-down" on the mandatory implementation date, and re-iterated ...

Genetics not education drives investor behaviour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... Cronqvist, associate professor of financial economics at the Claremont McKenna College, and Stephen Siegel, visiting assistant professor of finance at Arizona State University, just published in the Social Science Research Network and reported by The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... rising to 5.3 per cent, the median of 12 economists surveyed by AAP said. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor (economic) Philip Lowe is to deliver a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Economic ...

Hyperion appoints head of Australian equities

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... Gray brings 16 years' experience to the role. Prior to joining Hyperion in 2001, Gray worked as an Investment Analyst/Assistant Fund Manager for three years before becoming an Industrial Research Analyst focusing on the consumer discretionary sector ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... taxation to planners, key accounts and users of OnePath products. He also held senior roles at the tax office and as an assistant commissioner of the insurance and superannuation commission. "Graeme has made a significant contribution to the services ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has confirmed FOFA legislation won't be debated by MPs until after the Parliamentary Joint Committee has delivered its report and recommendations on the bill. Opposition spokesman on Financial Services Mathias Cormann ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... stands, was "not transparent, not competitive and inappropriately favours union dominated industry super funds". Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann also said the process shouldn't take as long as eight months. "The government should also amend ...

Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten says Australia is not in the same boat as Europe and is better placed to deal with another worldwide recession. The World Bank yesterday declared the global economy had entered a "dangerous period", warning it could ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... financial services and superannuation. The move also sees Sports Minister Mark Arbib assume the junior minister portfolio of Assistant Treasurer. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra yesterday, Shorten spoke of an inherent link between financial ...

Govt releases intra-fund advice rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has released details of the new superannuation trustee requirements around the delivery of intra-fund advice, today revealing certain advice areas excluded from the service. While intra-fund advice will cover any general ...