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Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... to see corporate earnings growth in the US and UK, supported by strong domestic economies, both of these markets are affected by a mixture of currency strength, low commodity prices and - looking ahead - some monetary tightening." Credit Suisse global ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... Actuaries Institute's Insights Session on 3 March, Laughlin said that the industry's focus on "sales and distribution" has affected its standards of practice and, he argued, performance over time. Laughlin added that these problems were prevalent across ...

Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Diamond Financial Group and Moneytree Partners Group. At the same time, the reputation of large dealer groups was largely affected by scandals at Commonwealth Financial Planning and Macquarie Private Wealth. AMP shut down the Genesys dealership and Suncorp's ...

Medcraft addresses ASIC's NAB response

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... alter a media release regarding a major flaw in NAB Wealth's Navigator platform - which, the Fairfax article suggested, "affected tens of thousands of customers" - on the bank's request. "ASIC is already expanding its work in response to the weekend's ...

Nationals pressure Treasury for RC into white collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... National Australia Bank (NAB) to alter a media release about a "system error" in NAB Wealth's Navigator platform that affected thousands of customers. Over the coming days, the terms of reference will be discussed and negotiated between Williams and ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... infrastructure fund, Michael Cummings, reinforces Hill's concerns. Cummings said that even though the Queensland election has affected infrastructure deal-flow, Australian infrastructure will remain attractive to institutional investors. "We look at ...

Alternatives sector shaped by regulation, customer demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... investment products, including hedge funds and private equity, and concluded that performance in many cases was adversely affected by regulatory changes and demands for greater transparency, better liquidity, and lower fees. Unlike traditional asset ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... Latto is a founding member of CSSA and had been its president for six years as a volunteer. Corporate super advisers are affected by the MySuper and the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislations. The FoFA ban on conflicted remuneration means that ...

Financial services companies owe consumers $15m compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... to meet its obligations in respect of six determinations totalling almost $1.8million." A total of 174 individuals are affected by unpaid compensations. The FOS questioned the effectiveness of professional indemnity (PI) insurance as a compensation mechanism. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... market strategist Evan Lucas said. "It's a tale of two halves today unfortunately," he said. Fortescue was the worst affected, with its shares down nine cents, or 4.2 per cent, at $2.04, having earlier hit a five year low of $1.92. Mr Lucas said the ...