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AMP head of corporate super to depart

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP head of corporate superannuation Libby Roy has decided to leave the company less than two years into the role. A departure date is yet to be set and AMP confirmed Roy would be staying on to ensure a smooth transition of her responsibilities. "During ...

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for the 2014 Female Excellence in Advice Award, which this year includes a master class for finalists at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). The award recognises the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The share market has recovered most of its early losses to be relatively flat. The big miners remain in negative territory amid heavy falls in the iron ore price, but gains by several industrial and energy stocks, as well as Telstra, are offsetting ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Last minute developments have forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of its final report in the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair ...

Senate Committee forced to delay tabling of ASIC report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
A significant late communication from Commonwealth Bank has forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of the report into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee's chair Mark Bishop said on Twitter ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray has avoided weighing in on the debate about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments and the possibility that they could bring back commissions in advice. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered ...

CBA leads on client satisfaction despite planning scandals

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The scandals in Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) financial planning unit have not affected its clients' satisfaction, which is the highest of the big four banks. Clients rated their satisfaction with CBA advisers at 84.2% in the year to March 2014, a Roy Morgan ...

WB Financial launches SMA service with Praemium

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Wealth management firm WB Financial has relaunched its Agentia separately managed account (SMA) service on the Praemium platform. The service is available in super and non-super structures and it includes 11 new diversified model portfolios. The models ...

SPAA makes key corporate services appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The SMSF Professional's' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed two executives to focus on corporate development and corporate services. Richard Hockney will be SPAA's general manager of corporate development, while Joshua Geers has been appointed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher with both the mining and banking stocks up. However, Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho questioned whether mining and financial stocks have enough momentum to keep pushing much higher. "The ...