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CommInsure enhances adviser flexibility of life product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. "With FoFA, it is vital that an adviser is acting in a client's best interest and we have designed these enhancements with that fiduciary duty in mind," Browne said. The option is available to clients ...

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points may impact self-managed super funds (SMSF) and retirees, meaning that financial advisers may have to work with them to seek other sources of income. Retirees and SMSFs ...

Challenger listed property division profits up 9%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... full-year to 30 June 2013. Fund manager Trevor Hardie attributed the rise largely to the unrealised value of the group's interest rate swaps. In what Hardie described as 'a challenging leasing environment' he said CDI had been able to increase occupancy ...

Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... rose against the yen. But Sydney dropped 0.11 per cent, or 5.7 points, to 5,105.6 after Australia's central bank cut interest rates to a new record low to try to spur growth as the decades-long mining boom cools down. Seoul dropped 0.50 per cent, or ...

Centrepoint locks-in CEO with incentive bonus

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Centrepoint Alliance, the parent company of Professional Investment Services (PIS) dealer group, has approved the issue of up to $1.5 million of fully paid ordinary shares to Centrepoint and PIS managing director John De Zwart as a long term incentive. ...

New dark pool transparency rules introduced

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
New rules affecting dark pools and high frequency trading (HFT) have been introduced in a bid to improve transparency. Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation David Bradbury announced a package of market integrity rules just prior ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut. The stock market was down 2.5 points at 5091.3 after opening on Tuesday. Commsec analyst Juliette Saly said the flat start ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The financial services industry welcomed September 7 as the date for the federal elections, and has asked for stronger and more transparent consultation process once the result no matter what the result is. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia ...