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AFA to release code of conduct this year

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... on the issue, which the regulator did in March 2013. "The AFA is absolutely committed to the profession and the primary focus of the code of conduct will be quality advice and the consumer," the AFA chief operations officer Phil Anderson said. Anderson ...

'Business as usual' for Perennial despite legal bid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Fund manager Perennial has said its 'business as usual' despite a failed bid for $35 million in unpaid fees by three former directors. Executives Mike Crivelli, Anthony Patterson, John Murray and Kerry Series originally sold their 21.85% stake in Perennial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... session higher. He said mining stocks were leading the way thanks to gains in commodity prices. "The mining sector is the focus today, and it has been for the last couple of weeks," he said. Gold miner Newcrest was one of the best performers with its ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

One in five ASX200 companies ignoring social media

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... communicating with their audiences. While some industries - particularly those with a consumer retail and discretionary focus - have a very active presence, others, like resources and materials, are yet to embrace social media tools as critical to their ...

Super pioneer advances innovative infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) chair and superannuation pioneer Garry Weaven has laid out an 'alternative model' for investing in infrastructure, focusing on long-term value and transparency. The model is based around the principle that there should ...

HNW and SMSF under ATO scrutiny

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will focus on high net worth (HNW) and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) misuse of the concessional tax environment, whether if it is deliberately or unintentionally. The ATO announced that it will review ...

Cbus invests in Qualitas property fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Cbus Property, a subsidiary of Cbus superannuation fund, has entered a strategic partnership with Qualitas Property Partners, investing in a new fund providing mezzanine finance and preferred equity investments in the real estate sector. Focusing on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.55 per cent to 3,872.02 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as investors focus on what US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has to say about the future of the bank's stimulus scheme during a congressional ...

Zurich makes platform debut, mulls providers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Zurich has entered the platform space for the first time and is set to make its Wealth Protection available in several platforms. Zurich's Retail Life and Investments general manager Philip Kewin told Financial Standard that the company is looking at ...