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Advisers fear super fund competition

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... At a recent Financial Planners Association luncheon in Sydney, advisers made their fears known to Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten in question time. "How do we compete with industry funds who run advice paid for across their entire membership," ...

ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... or thinking of merging in the next six to 12 months- talk to me or write a letter to the minister (Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten) to say how much will be shaved off your member accounts if you merge," she said. "Now, the average is 2.6 per ...

Planners needle minister over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten fielded prickly questions from financial planners after giving a speech on the Future of Financial Advice reforms at a luncheon gathering yesterday. Minister Shorten told the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The Financial Planning Association has asked Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten to restrict the term 'Financial Planner' to members of an approved professional association only - and he has agreed to take it on board. The Association (FPA) has ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Members of four super funds formerly under the trusteeship of Trio will recover all lost funds after Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten deemed they were entitled to under superannuation law. The funds are- Astarra Superannuation Plan, Astarra ...

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... are part of wider reforms to Australia's foreign source income anti-tax deferral attribution rules. Financial services minister Bill Shorten has said the reform package will improve the competitiveness of Australian companies with offshore operations ...

Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... they discover everything else that is here." Australia's financial industry may, according to former financial services minister Chris Bowen, directly employ 400,000 people and contribute 11 per cent to Australia's economic growth but unless we put Kangaroos ...

Opt in rules not up for debate

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... said the election had put the reform process "on hiatus" but confirmed that Treasury will be briefing Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten on the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms in December, with draft legislation to be made public in mid ...

Singapore makes $8.4bn grab for ASX

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... Reform Bill, any ownership interest above a 15 per cent threshold will require the approval of the financial services minister Bill Shorten. This is in addition to the usual approvals for foreign takeovers required from the Foreign Investment Review ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Industry bodies have expressed relief at PM Julia Gillard's formation of a minority government and remain hopeful that an increase to the superannuation guarantee will be passed under a hung parliament. "We welcome the end of the uncertainty, with the ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

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Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

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Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

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