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ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Communication with the whistleblowers who revealed poor practices within the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning (CFP) unit was inadequate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted. ASIC recently submitted a 18-page document ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... said trade volumes would be reduced due to a bank holiday in New South Wales. The Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly interest rate decision on Tuesday and the release of employment figures for July on Thursday would be key events for the market during ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... voice. The last two or three years have brought out a lot of differences, but they've also highlighted common areas of interest," Vernon said. Those common areas are around the need for any government to "stop tinkering" with super. He said he did not ...

Advisers warned to check pension start dates after new ruling

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Advisers have been warned to pay closer attention to pension start dates following a tax office ruling explaining when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. ...

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Industry efforts to keep up with regulatory changes have not affected advisers' interest in providing pro bono services, and some are already asking for a coordinated approach from the whole industry. "There has been some interest recently to take a ...

Perpetual not concerned about ACCC initial report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... The Trust Company and this possibility is still being studied by the board. The fact that The Trust Company has a 13.5% interest on Equity Trustees is also one of the points of concern for the ACCC; if Perpetual bought The Trust Company it would be effectively ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... weekly US jobless claims since January 2008 and decisions by the European Central Bank and Bank of England to maintain low interest rates. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 41 points at 5,048. In economic ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Australian retail and group insurance markets need a greater focus on risk selection so that insurers can return to sustainable long-term profitability, Alain NA(C)emeh, executive vice president, Australia and Canada at Reinurance Group of America (RGA) ...

ASIC wants more adviser record-keeping rules

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed that financial advisers improve the way they keep their records as part of the best interest duty obligation under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. In Consultation Paper 214 called "Updated ...