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Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... ultimately be the members that would suffer. "A lot of this is commercially sensitive information. How is it in the best interest to members to disclose the value at which you hold that asset, particularly at the point you're trying to flog that asset ...

Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

Lonsec shuts door on rating 'shopping' with new rankings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... From 1 July, new Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidelines aimed at preventing conflicts of interest, require research houses to provide greater disclosure around adverse research. As result of a comprehensive review of its processes ...

Retirees warned: beware the 'great rotation'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... negative real returns over the medium term, there are still options for fixed income investors. "Investors can minimise interest rate risk by limiting the duration of their portfolios or by further replacing interest rate risk for credit risk. There ...

Lifewise joins independent dealer group

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
Queensland-based Lifewise Wealth Protection has joint non-aligned dealer group Synchron. Lifewise has 2,000 clients and its owner and managing director Chris Kelaart made the decision to join Synchron when he realised that "despite Lifewise now having ...

ACCC postpones Perpetual and Trust merger ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delayed making a decision on Perpetual's proposed takeover of The Trust Company to allow Perpetual to provide it with extra information. The decision date was previously slated for 11 July ...

ASIC urged to extend 'wet signatures' exemption

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... group. "AMFS should not be the only party to be able to have this exemption. For competition, fair pricing and the best interest of investors, the relief should be granted to a broader community under similar structures of electronic communication and ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... financial services sector are asking for adjustments to FoFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) specified that the best interest duty is one of the aspects that needs to change. "The Best Interests Duty provision needs modification to ensure it provides ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have pulled back sharply as the volatile start to the new financial year continues. The market was more than 1.3 per cent lower in early trade on Wednesday, wiping away some of the $27 billion gains posted in the previous day's session. ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... there. Aussie equities rallied because, according to the financial presses, "the RBA has kept the door open for further interest rate cuts" despite leaving the cash rate unchanged at 2.75%. Baaaazzzz! Wrong! Sorry but the RBA did say the same thing early ...