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Advisers leave China and turn to US growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
US strength is piquing Australian investor interest in global equities, with financial advisers encouraging clients to reduce exposure to China and turn to US assets. The allocation of new client investments to international assets jumped 5% to 31% ...

Indonesia VP attends Melb investor forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Indonesian Vice President Professor Dr Boediona is attending an institutional investment forum in Melbourne today, reinforcing growing speculation that Australian pension funds are readying to invest into the country. The VP's visit follows a series ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... points, to 2,100.51, bouncing back from losses in the previous session that were fuelled by disappointment at a vague reform plan from China's leadership Tuesday. Hong Kong added 0.82 per cent, or 185.32 points, to close at 22,649.15. WELLINGTON - The ...

Sinodinos hints at relaxing conflicted remuneration rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... "intelligent." He also repeated the government's desire to reduce the red tape associated with FoFA, highlighting again his plan to scrap the opt-in requirement.

WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Western Australia (WA) government is planning to sell a number of infrastructure assets, as part of a recycling strategy similar to that employed by the New South Wales government. Addressing an auditorium full of superannuation delegates in Perth ...

Montgomery nabs BlackRock exec as head of Distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Montgomery Investment Management has appointed former BlackRock managing director and head of Retail as head of Distribution. Scott Phillips will head the distribution of the manager's retail fund, The Montgomery Fund. Phillips has twelve years' experience ...

Asteron encourages advisers to go digital

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Asteron Life is encouraging its advisers to go digital by offering an extra 10% commission in the first year to financial planners who write new business using the online application process. The offer, called '2 for 10', is applicable for advisers ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... markets fell following losses in New York, while investors were unimpressed with the lack of clarity in an economic reform plan from China's leadership. Tokyo ended down 0.15 per cent, or 21.52 points, at 14,567.16 after running up healthy gains in the ...

SMSF trustees suffer "unacceptably poor advice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are suffering "an unacceptably high level of poor advice" when it comes to set up and administering their funds. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) recently ...

UBS grants advisers access to industry funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
UBS Australia has upgraded the direct to member platform it provides to industry super funds to allow advisers to act directly on a member's behalf. Members will be able to approve or cease adviser access to their account at any time as well as authorise ...