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FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will save the financial services industry millions of dollars according the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Commenting on the ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... in the next 90 days. These include setting up a financial adviser register, informing clients about the adviser's best interest duty and detailing fees and commissions. "This is very good news for consumers because they will be able to benefit from proper ...

Hastings sell US natural gas terminal for huge profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... and half times what it paid. Together with Zachry American Infrastructure, Hastings sold its jointly held 25% equity interest in Freeport LNG Development to the New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners for $1.1 billion. Hastings executive director ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... the National Press Club following the release of the FSI interim report. "Thank you to the National Press Club for the interest you have shown in today's release of the interim report of the Financial System Inquiry. Sustaining confidence in the Australian ...

Planners in urgent need of better tech: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial advisers believe there is still room for technological improvements that would assist them in running their business more efficiently, an Investment Trends report found. Planners could benefit from better technology across the board, from ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... Wall Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,424. ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... maintain a high degree of monetary policy accommodation. In view of the outlook for inflation, we will keep the key ECB interest rates at current levels for an extended period of time. Moreover, the ECB continues to stand ready to take action, if necessary ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... and confidence. "(Fed Reserve chair) Janet Yellen's testimony before the US Congress this week will be of particular interest because the market is beginning to focus on the fact that inflation is nudging up but she is staying the course at this stage ...

Calastone launches automated reporting tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... plus the tax components. The underlying could be shares, property, bonds and/or cash, so the distribution can include interest earned, franked and unfranked dividends, tax deferred income, and any realised capital gains made from selling investments. ...

BetaShares appoints AFR columnist as chief economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... newly-created role of chief economist. Bassanese spent several years in the financial markets as a senior economist and interest rate strategist at Bankers Trust and Macquarie Bank, later becoming a columnist at the Australian Financial Review. He began ...