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UBS fined $30,000 for decimal point mistake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
UBS Securities Australia has paid a fine of $30,000 after a misplaced decimal point caused the price of a BetaShares ETF to fall by 99%. Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) issued an infringement notice for the breach of market integrity rules. On 16 December ...

Class Super gains ground in SMSF software race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
ASX-listed company CountPlus has invested one million shares in SuperIP, the holding company of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super. Class Super said this foreshadows the company's intention to publicly list the company ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... "We're tapping into the global capabilities offered by the global businesses with the support of local expertise on the ground," Rahmani said. "We feel the brand is already well recognised by Australian investors, with the group having been previously ...

QSuper gets MySuper go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... approach found in most funds and will take into account a member's age, account balance and the economic environment. This is ground-breaking work and we are delighted to offer this to our members as QSuper's default MySuper option."

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... the Australia the market on Friday, strength in the resources sector pushed shares higher, although the market lost some ground after China's finance minister lowered expectations for the country's economic growth. The S&P/ASX200 index passed 5,000 points ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... with lower taxes, more efficient government and more competitive business," the document said. "We are ready to hit the ground running and we have already drafted the 50 odd amendments to FOFA legislation necessary to give effect to our plan," the shadow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... at $28.62 and the Commonwealth had risen 92 cents to $69.91. Meanwhile, the major miners also were higher after losing ground on Monday, with BHP shares up 26 cents at $31.21 and Rio Tino 14 cents higher at $51.78. But shares in Newcrest mining were ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Investments in companies focused on fossil fuels could be rendered 'worthless' in the face of falling demand and tighter global regulation on carbon dioxide emissions, according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure ...

Terminally ill woman questions superannuation early release laws

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
A Queensland woman diagnosed with terminal cancer has said she will have to sell her home after she found that she could not access her superannuation. Last week the Fraser Coast Chronicle reported that 40-year-old mother Donna Penny had been given ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has asked new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a last-minute delay to the commencement of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and StrongerSuper reforms. Due to begin on July 1, the FSC has lobbied for a 12-month delay ...