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Fair Finance Australia pays infringement notice penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an infringement notice to Foresters Community Finance, which trades as Fair Finance Australia for false or misleading advertising. Fair Finance paid a $6,600 penalty on 22 March ...

Kenyon Prendeville case could be referred to ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Pitcher Partners, the liquidators appointed to wind up financial business brokering firm Kenyon Prendeville, are considering reporting breaches to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after one of the partners, Alan Kenyon, failed ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The role of platforms in driving planning practice costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin ...

Perpetual completes wrap platform overhaul

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Perpetual has announced today that the overhaul of its portfolio wrap platform is now complete with group executive Mark Smith saying he expects substantial adviser growth over the next decade. The announcement comes 18 months after the asset manager ...

ICA Board appoints Zurich CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has appointed Daniel Fogarty CEO for Zurich General Insurance in Australia to its board. "I am delighted to accept this position", Fogarty said. "The ICA is essential to the continuing development of a strong ...

Super funds get serious about social media

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
With social media becoming increasingly more powerful as a means of systemising client engagement, a clear strategy is needed for targeting members and managing risk, according to Buchan Consulting. Tom Buchan principal of Buchan Consulting is recognising ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
While the search for yield is making its way into the ETF space, Michael Elsworth, general manager (specialised research) at Lonsec cautions investors to have a strong understanding of what they're really investing in. He says it's essential for investors ...

Give super fund directors more time: Gonski

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Future Fund chairman David Gonski is diametrically opposed to frequent re-election of superannuation fund directors. Instead he says that board members' tenures should be structured as three terms of three years or two terms of five years. "Annual re-elections ...

AMP to raise $1 billion for 2nd infra debt fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
AMP Capital has launched a new infrastructure debt fund to institutional investors following increasing demand from Asia, Europe and North America. The AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund II (IDF) invests in the subordinated debt of infrastructure ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
AustralianSuper has come out on top at this year's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards, collecting the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail ...