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Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... planning industry to remain focussed on the bigger picture. The FoFA reform package is about raising the bar on the quality of financial advice and creating a level playing field."

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... savings. "Insurance commissions within superannuation (should) be prohibited as they have the potential to affect the quality of advice," it said in the FOFA pack. ASIC shadow shopping surveys that found more than half of all cases of poor advice involved ...

Macquarie top mandate catchers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... story, a clear process and an investment edge," he said. "And a differentiated approach." He said Mercer looks at the quality of idea generation, portfolio construction, implementation and business management when it comes to new mandates. When choosing ...

ASIC bans "deceptive" planner for five years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... appeal against the decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ASIC said it would be focusing on compliance in "quality of advice" this year.

Dealer groups miss commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... under management. The Government said insurance commissions within superannuation have the potential to affect the quality of advice. "The findings of ASIC shadow shopping surveys... illustrate that in (the) case of poor advice, over half involved poor ...

New super products and mergers may result - insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... director and head of life insurance of Rice Warner Life insurer CommInsure said it supports the reforms that improve the quality of financial advice and enable more Australians to access advice, but it too holds some serious concerns. "We remain concerned ...

Licensee tests offer planners protection

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... and by consequence holds the individual authorised representative responsible, through their business rules, for the quality of advice that gets delivered," said Englund. "It's the very reason that licensees operate, they help provide services to run ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... at the Financial Planning Association said the proposal addresses concerns the FPA has held for sometime about the quality of financial adviser education standards for new entrants in the industry. "We share similar concerns about the entry level education ...

UniSuper second global tech mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... with possibly two more mandates in the global tech space within the next three months. "We were very impressed by the quality of the managers in the sector, and the RCM team have been together for over 25 years with a global focus, so they were a strong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... were 58 cents higher at $45.56 cents. Among the major banks, Westpac was 32 cents higher at $23.35 after it said the quality of its lending assets was improving as Australia's second biggest lender had a solid start to the year with good margins. National ...

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REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN
REI Super is farewelling its chief executive Jarrod Coysh, after more than seven years in the role.

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI
After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month.

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law.

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI
The Queensland industry fund has welcomed a cyber security expert to its board of trustees, bolstering its oversight on heightened cyber security risk.

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