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CommSec hit with $700,000 fines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
CommSec has paid $700,000 in infringement notice penalties and voluntarily refunded $1.1 million in brokerage. The infringement notices were given by ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel, which the regulator said "had reasonable grounds to believe CommSec ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... making decisions that will ultimately reduce their retirement benefits," Boal says. "We hope that regulators will take notice of our concerns. In particular, the separation of investment fees and costs from administration/advice fees and costs is critical ...

ASIC compensation plummets despite surveillance success

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The amount of consumer compensation ASIC secured decreased by 91% in the six months to June 30, 2016, despite increased surveillance outcomes almost across the board. ASIC's latest enforcement report shows that the regulator secured $13.4 million in ...

Super changes to widen super gender gap: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Changes to superannuation will deliver another setback to an adequate retirement for women, according to senior technical services manager at IOOF, Pam Roberts. Following the May 2016 budget there have been countless objections to the changes such as ...

Aligned advisers return to UK

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
UK pension, investments and insurance giant Aviva has hired a fresh team of face-to-face advisers three years after scrapping its 120-strong team. The move marks the return of aligned advice - the new advisers will be restricted to recommending only ...

ATO on phoenix watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Employees may be pressured to take leave or have their employment status changed from permanent to casual. They may also notice that there are frequent changes in the identity of the company that is paying their wages, or that their superannuation entitlements ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
As the country head of global fund manager, Standard Life Investments' Simone Bouch knows a thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... and noses, it's all over splattered all across the media - old and noveau - Standard & Poor's has just put Australia on notice. Some headlines would have you believe that the credit ratings agency has actually downgraded the country's credit rating - ...

CalPERS increasing emerging manager exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... relatively small investment firms. CalPERS investment director for targeted investment programs, Laurie Weir, said this advance notice will give managers time to prepare their proposals. "Our objective for investing with emerging and transition managers ...