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ISA and FSC clash over super in awards debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The industry superannuation sector has spoken out against the government's plan to change the industrial awards system, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos yesterday. By opening up the process - and potentially ...

Van Eyk appoints acquisitions specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Ratings and advice provider van Eyk Research has appointed Anthony Vaiente to the newly created role of manager of practice acquisitions and recruitment. Vaiente has over 15 years' experience in business development, mergers and acquisitions of financial ...

SMSFs double use of retail investment managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... number of self-managed super funds (SMSF) using retail investment managers has doubled in the last four years, according Plan for Life research. Retail investment managers who have provided a combination of investment and administration services to SMSFs ...

Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The government has indicated that it may be open to finding other sources of funding to prevent the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC). Industry bodies including Industry Super Australia (ISA), the Association of Superannuation ...

ING Direct to target advisers with new model

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
ING Direct is reinforcing its third party distribution team to market the bank's products to financial advisers. The bank has appointed Charles Smith to the newly-created role of key account manager for Wealth, a position that falls under the umbrella ...

Adviser forced to pay back $684,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
A former financial adviser has been forced to pay back $684,000 to five clients after he was convicted for providing inappropriate advice. Kevin Maxwell George Whitting recommended his clients to invest the money in the Blue Diamond Deposits Trust No. ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Abbott government looks set to follow through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

Midwinter pairs AdviceOS with online accounting platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Midwinter Financial Services has integrated its recently launched AdviceOS financial planning software with online accounting platform Xero Cashbook. Midwinter said this combination of software "in the cloud" will enable financial advisors to oversee ...

New index offers chance to invest like a billionaire

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The launch of a new index opens the door for anybody to invest like the world's most successful wealth builders - billionaires. The New York Stock Exchange and iBillionaire have launched the iBillionaire Index, which tracks the blue-chip stock holdings ...

Fund managers rethink distribution approach after FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
A growing number of fund managers are making changes in their distribution strategy and bringing their retail and institutional distribution teams closer together to reflect industry consolidation brought on by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...