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iShares calls for ETF disclosure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
More transparency and disclosure is needed from exchange traded funds providers, according to iShares, which has released a paper calling for global regulatory standards. iShares, a subsidiary of BlackRock, believes that a global standard classification ...

Gen Y prefers face-to-face insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
Gen Y Business Owners opt for financial advice when it comes to business insurance despite online being their main source of research and other forms of financial servicing, according to a new study. In a study by a research group, most Gen Y Business ...

Opus Capital offers EU olive branch to ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Opus Capital has offered an enforceable undertaking to ASIC after the rectification of a condition breach of its Australian financial services licence. The regulator has accepted the offer. Opus Capital, a responsible entity for 14 unlisted property ...

BT, MLC rocket up the super charts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
BT and MLC have shot up in the performance satisfaction retail standings thanks to huge lifts in the proportion of their satisfied customers, according to Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report. The report is based on interviews with ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
High frequency traders in the US and UK could soon be made to register their trading systems as regulators look to control the practice which is often accused of exacerbating stock market volatility. The US' Commodity Futures Trading Commission was ...

Statewide and Local enter merger due diligence

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The merger between StatewideSuper and Local Super is moving to the next stage after receiving in principle approval from the major shareholders of both funds. Chair of StatewideSuper, Nicholas Begakis, and Local Super chair, Juliet Brown, said the proposed ...

Fidelity to offer fixed income products to Australian market

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has announced plans to bring fixed income products to the Australian market towards the end of 2012. The company said it is talking to its planners to gauge their opinions on which products it should bring over from Europe. ...

OneVue to expand its UMA platform distribution

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Platform provider OneVue said talks are at an advanced stage with several new dealer groups and accounting firms to make its unified managed account platform available to them. Adviser groups currently using the OneVue unified managed account (UMA) ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
While big ticket items like the GST, Carbon Tax and Mining Tax may not have been up for discussion, there was still plenty to talk about for the wealth management industry as Government heads and industry leaders gathered at the 2011 Tax Forum. Treasurer ...