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APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
In an extraordinary admission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund trustees telling them APRA's information technology and data management systems are struggling to deal with the new data reporting regime ...

Sliding oil price would stop the slide in the oil price

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The cartel that controls 40% of oil production - the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - met and concluded their 166th meeting in Vienna, Australia last night. The conclusion: "...in the interest of restoring market equilibrium, the ...

Treasury seeks consultation on adviser register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Treasury has started the consultation process on the public register of financial advisers, with submissions closing on December 17. The adviser register will be implemented as an amendment to the Corporations Act and approved through regulation. The ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The financial services industry has welcomed the parliamentary agreement between the Coalition and Labor to fix the unintended consequences of scrapping grandfathering from the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association ...

Countplus appoints CEO, rejigs board

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... officer for up to 12 months to assist in the transition to a new chief executive and to complete work on the direct equity plan previously announced. "The direct equity plan will have a short term impact on Countplus' EPS pending reinvestment in new ...

Elixir Consulting partners with Evolve Leadership

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... expected to happen in the coming weeks and it will include the possibility for businesses to create "a one-page business plan to see where they want to take their business in the next year."

Independent dealer groups eye Genesys practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Centrepoint Alliance has opened its doors to Genesys advisers after the closure of the dealership and asked them to choose a dealer group aligned with their values. "The impending closure of the Genesys dealer group has shone the spotlight once again ...

FPA shines light on "catch-all" dilemma

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The "catch-all" phrase within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) best interests' duty provision is back, with advisers wondering what it means for their businesses. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante ...

QSuper appoints Decimal as advice platform provider

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
QSuper has appointed Decimal Software Limited as the software platform provider for its scaled advice operations. Decimal's platform will provide QSuper members with the option for limited financial advice with real time process and compliance management. ...

Crowding in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... president Jean-Claude Juncker calls the EC's fresh initiative to breathe life into the region's comatosing economy. The Juncker plan, according to European Union (EU) VP Jyrki Katainen, is designed "to crowd in more private investment in order to make ...