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ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
A FOFA reforms submission from the Industry Super Network to Treasury has called for stronger legal requirements around financial advice and better consumer protection. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has requested that the Government strengthen legal ...

Inactive clients trouble planning industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Financial planning firms can have up to five times as many inactive clients as active ones, although the unexpected impact of opt-in may change that, according to new research assessing firms currently for sale in the market. Radar Results looked at ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Hiring pressures are impacting heavily on gender diversity as financial firms focus more on filling a position quickly, rather than on reaching an equal gender balance, according to a recent roundtable in Sydney. HR managers have reported pressure from ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

SMSFs given leeway on property assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Self managed super fund trustees will be allowed to make improvements to property assets under a proposed new ruling from the Australian Taxation Office, which has also relaxed its interpretation of single acquirable assets. The ATO's draft ruling on ...

Local instos eye US equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Super funds and institutional investors have been warned not to underestimate US equities, with the share market pipped to return to former strength by MFS Investment Management's chief investment strategist. Despite the US government debt crisis, US ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The sale of independent dealer group, Count Financial, is just the beginning of the impact of the FOFA reforms as planning groups compete for market share, said the Association of Financial Advisers. The association has expressed concern for independent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

AFS prepares for FOFA with new hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian Financial Services Group has appointed a regional manager for NSW & ACT who will also lead their FOFA ready program. Australian Financial Services Group (AFS Group) has appointed Richard Liverpool to the position of regional manager for NSW ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing Wednesday's local upward trend and after strong rallies overseas. At 0706 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 44 points at 4,240. In economic news on Thursday ...