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Momentum for mFund service gathering despite uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Justin Burman said: "The question is whether the fund management sector outside the big four banks, who have a vested interest in their platforms, will come to play in that space." "The initiative is a little bit of a disrupter to the wraps and platforms ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... a negative tone. The market ignored solid offshore leads, provided by the US Federal Reserve suggesting it would keep interest rates low. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 48.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,419.5. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

MySuper flips members out of millions: CSSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... fees in the MySuper product and will still have insurance cover, albeit at a potentially reduced rate. The CSSA has an interest in this matter, as flipping members out of personal accounts will end any remaining commissions being paid to advisers. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... and Asian stocks were mixed. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said he also thought Australian investors had noted with interest that China's markets had fallen on Monday despite the positive manufacturing data. "I think there is a lot of window dressing ...

Capacity issues drive super funds in-house

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... equity portfolios is becoming more and more valuable. Alongside capacity issues, he said super funds were expressing more interest in the valuation potential of small caps. "One of the areas where there is a lot of increased activity in terms of internalisation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Alstom's energy assets. Plus, markets were still being boosted by the US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. "Most analysts are now looking toward the end of March or even half way ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... a negative tone. The market ignored solid offshore leads, provided by the US Federal Reserve suggesting it would keep interest rates low. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 48.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,419.5. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Ripoll labels Cormann's FoFA changes "a stunt"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"What a stunt" was Labor MP Bernie Ripoll's first reaction to the government's announcement that it will ban commissions on general advice. "Commissions have already been banned. By Labor," Ripoll said on Twitter. "Liberals say they will ban commissions ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Financial advice associations and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have applauded the "historic" ban on commissions in general advice and welcomed the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law. "We are extraordinarily pleased ...

Government to pass most FoFA changes through regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... later legislated. They include the removal of the opt-in requirement, the removal of the catch-all provision of the best interest duty, the provisions regarding investor access to scaled advice and the removal of the requirement for fee disclosure statements ...