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SPAA voices concern over conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) expressed concern at the Senate Economics Committee decision to back the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law on conflicted remuneration. The organisation also said ...

Industry marketing leaders receive top MAX Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
First State Super, ING Direct and La Trobe Financial received the top awards at the Financial Standard MAX Forum, which took place yesterday in Sydney. The MAX Awards recognise thought leaders and innovators in sales and marketing within the financial ...

AMP axes regional head of advice roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The ongoing restructure at AMP has resulted in at least two regional heads of financial planning leaving the group. AMP head of financial planning in Queensland and North New South Wales Bill Justo left as part of the streamlining of the group's top ...

Cormann ready to issue views on Senate FoFA report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Minister of Finance Mathias Cormann is ready to issue a response to the Senate Economics Committee report on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform. A spokesperson for the Minister confirmed to Financial Standard that "the government will announce ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... West Pennant Hills, will be built and operated with the M7 Westlink shareholders, which include QIC and the Canadian Pension Plan. There will also be manifold opportunities for private infrastructure debt providers, including in the WestConnex project. ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Labor, the Greens and Industry Super Australia (ISA) strongly opposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation on the grounds that changes "seem designed to protect the profits of larger financial services companies." Both Labor ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
A former MLC & NAB WealthA chief financial officer (CFO) has joined MetLife Australia as its latest CFO. Vince Watt has over 14 years' experience in financial services and joined MLC/NAB in 2000 where he held various positions including head of planning ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Double digit growth for large fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... on the Australian market, reporting double digit growth over the 12 months to end of March 2014. The latest figures from Plan For Life show that overall retail managed funds ended the year to March up 14.2% to total $657.8bn. Macquarie (up 45.5%), Perpetual ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The Senate Economics Committee has shown broad support of the Coalition's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law, although it suggested some changes. The Committee made public the conclusions of the Senate inquiry into the ...