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Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... licensees are owned by institutions. This clear vertical integration is a concern," said Prossor. AFA chief executive Richard Klipin said the results were disappointing but provides a solid framework for the advice industry to improve. "The headline ...

MLC: FOFA support hub sees strong response

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... Financial Planning an overview of the FOFA regulations and a timeline and MLC's view of potential impacts to the industry. Richard Nunn, executive general manager advice and marketing for MLC, said the site will complement advice and support provided ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... for-profit superannuation funds, which is evident both in gross returns and in expenses," noted the study's author, Dr James Richard Cummings. But while no scale relationship was confirmed among retail funds, the APRA study reinforced concerns that in ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... of changes that have been tacked on at the last minute only create more uncertainty for consumers and advisers," said Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive. "Minister Shorten could have been the White Knight of financial services reform, as Paul Keating ...

AFA hits out at ISN over deal allegations

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... ISN is acting as a de facto policymaker on behalf of the Government. It is time for this kind of activity to end," said Richard Klipin, chief, AFA. Klipin maintained the Financial Services Minister now had a "golden opportunity" to finalise all remaining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Brickworks, Sigma Pharmaceuticals and Washington H Soul Pattinson (BKW) are expected to post first half results while Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein, Austar CEO John Porter and NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley are all scheduled to speak at the ASTRA 2012 conference ...

Mandatory FOFA start date confirmed for July 2013

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... We trust this spirit of compromise, which is so necessary for the implementation of good policy, will continue," said Richard Klipin, chief executive AFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the 12-month transition to FOFA recognised the "significant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... That had given local shares a boost, sending the market close to the 4,300-point level, Burrell Stockbroking director Richard Herring said. "There has been a lot of good economic data coming out of the States, but when you get the head banker agreeing ...

Gunns shares suspended

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... commitments for the offer to proceed." Gunns shares were placed in a two-day trading halt last week following Singapore-based Richard Chandler Corporation's (RCC) decision not to invest $150 million in the woodchipper. The RCC investment would have formed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... without a deal. Shares in woodchipper Gunns were in a trading halt after the company announced New Zealand-born billionaire Richard Chandler had decided against investing in Gunns. Gunns shares last traded at 16 cents. On Wall Street on Thursday, the ...