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ASIC to focus on analyst briefings

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... conduct spot checks with selected companies to hear how they brief analysts and understand their procedures. The decision to focus on analyst briefings comes after the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) issued a revised Guidance Note 8, which assists ...

Corporate super advisers see revenue decline under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... members," Rickerby told Financial Standard. Rickerby said that the business will still operate in Australia but that it will focus mainly on communication to super fund members. "We will not provide insurance to superannuation funds as we have done until ...

Retirees warned: beware the 'great rotation'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... for people approaching retirement and looking for a reliable income stream. "Whereas in the accumulation phase there is a focus on real-return growth assets, the investment strategy in the post-retirement world is generally centred on capital protection ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
After the effort by the industry to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation, the organisations representing the financial services sector are asking for adjustments to FoFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) specified that the ...

Pioneer Capital awarded New Zealand Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has awarded a NZ$40 million mandate to Auckland-based Pioneer Capital for a new expansion capital fund. Pioneer Capital's second fund (PCPII) will invest in privately-owned, small to medium-sized New Zealand businesses ...

Tyndall launches fund for low-tax rate instos

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Tyndall AM managing director Mike Davis said. "This approach gives them access to a high conviction fund with a total return focus and an income bias that is constructed on a benchmark unaware basis. The strategy underpinning the fund has an excellent ...

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... were OneAnswer with 22.2%, HOSTPLUS with 21.4%, IOOF Portfolio Service with 20.1%, Mercer with 20.0 and Perpetual Wealth Focus with 19.7%. Master trusts made up four of the top 10 Workplace funds and seven of the top 10 Personal funds.

BlackRock property head takes PFA top job

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... PFA recognises that supporting our members and improving the profile and performance of our sector requires a continued focus on how to do things better - and Paul can deliver real insights in this regard," Huljich said. Healy said: "I look forward to ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... award in 2006 and has seen his role as licensee of Queensland-based Business & Estate Planning Specialists transition to a focus on compliance rather than advice. "Compliance obligations were taking me away from running a specialist insurance and estate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower as local investors worried about comments out of China that its government is less committed to strong growth. The market is about half a per cent lower, which follows similar-sized losses on Wall Street ...