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Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... about the samples used in the comparison, including the number of retail and industry funds in the samples." The ASIC request for ISA to modify its ads has been treated as a victory by the retail super and financial advice industries. Financial Services ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... advisers, which meant the cost of providing advice has risen." Fox also welcomed the government's support to a longtime AFA request of extending the notice period to provide Fee Disclosure Statements (FDS)'s increased from 30 days to 60 days. Read all ...

Ross signals he will step down from Expert Panel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... Expert Panel if a new expert member is appointed. Ross, who is president of the FWC, made the statement in response to a request for clarification from the FSC's lawyer ahead of tomorrow's Federal Court hearing. In this latest in a long series of back-and-forth ...

FSC puts pressure on Ross ahead of FWC court hearing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council has challenged Fair Work Commission (FWC) President Iain Ross to declare whether he intends to stand down from the superannuation expert panel. The letter, which requests a number of clarifications on comments Ross made ...

Crowe Horwath to announce buyout proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has requested a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and will soon provide an update on discussions regarding acquisition proposals. The company, which changed its name from WHK Group in mid-2013, has reportedly received ...

CBA does not address "sketchy" info allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... emphasised that it would continue to work with the committee on information requests. "We continue to co-operate with a request for additional information from the Senate Committee," CBA said. "CFPL is now a significantly transformed business," the bank ...

ANZ streamlines OnePath's OneCare Express

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... multiple clients and the possibility to scan and attach a paper personal statement to the electronic application. It can also request OnePath to schedule medical requirements. "These changes are based directly on adviser feedback about what new features ...

FSC serves boutique with 'surprise' exit fee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has gone to the courts to force UCA Funds Management (UCA) to pay an $8,000 'resignation fee', a charge the fund claims it knew nothing about. UCA chief executive Michael Walsh told Financial Standard that when in ...

Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... legally required to disclose. Officials at the company Buffett leads as chairman and CEO did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Most of the latest changes were likely made by Berkshire's two other investment managers, who each manage about ...

SMSF flexibility makes them error prone

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... the pension status of SMSFs and their investment strategies. "Funds can't just start paying a pension, members have to request a pension be set up for them and there has to be documented evidence that the fund considered the request," said LaGreca. Investment ...