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AXA FP advisers begin transition away from brand

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... said Andrew Waddell, director of AMP's Financial Advice Network (FAN). "We worked closely with our Authorised Representatives' Association and conducted extensive research to understand our advisers' preferred branding option and which solution would ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... medium-sized companies." Even that scholar of the Great Depression realised this. In his testimony before the US House of Representatives just a little over than a week ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that "Even as fiscal policymakers address ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... and the European Commission, reports the International Financial Law Review news service. US investment industry representatives are also worried that the restrictions could push trading activity across the border into the Canadian city of Toronto. Canada's ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation and improving business tax rules ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... However the Financial Services Minister has slammed the comments as a "bungle". "Experienced Members of the House of Representatives know programs that far in advance should not be taken as gospel," said Shorten. "Long-standing practice has been for ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... you'll find that the US Federal Reserve in on the case. Just last night, in his testimony before the House of Representatives, Big Ben declared that, "Even as fiscal policymakers address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... period was too long and should be completed before the Senate debates the mining tax package this year. Industry representatives on the roundtable include Financial Services Council Chief Executive Officer John Brogden and Chief Executive of the Association ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... uptake of scaleable advice". Meanwhile Opposition Senator Mathias Cormann quizzed Industry Super Network (ISN) representatives on whether they were "surprised" by the government's inclusion of a retrospective annual fee disclosure in the proposed legislation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... reach a deal with private creditors on lowering its debt - despite a delay in talks between Athens and banks' representatives - supported European markets on Monday and sent the euro up to three-week highs above $US1.30. The deal being thrashed out would ...

ASIC releases FOFA guidance plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... financial services providers (RG 98) to reflect our expanded powers to cancel or suspend an AFS licence and ban representatives." The regulator also said it may release regulatory guidance on FOFA's anti-avoidance provisions. ASIC said it will also amend ...