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New standards for UNPRI

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... not comment directly on Gifford's comments the super fund strongly supports the UNPRI and has seen a marked increase in interest in responsible investing. "We are engaged in parallel project to better disclose the assets of portfolio to a membership ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... be more like that of Lord Voldemort." As expected, the Coalition has renewed its pledge to remove opt-in, improve Best Interest Duty and refine the commissions ban on risk insurance inside superannuation among others if it is elected.

FSC: Government drops opt-in requirement

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... dropped the requirement for opt-in but will not give any certainty to consumers and advisers on the operation of the Best Interest Duty and scaleable advice," Mr Brogden added. The FSC also said it was concerned the Bill did not clearly articulate how ...

Debt crisis has 15 yr shelf life

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... resolve." European governments are lacking the usual tools to combat negative impacts of debt reduction such as lower interest rates which are already sitting at close to zero, said Baz, with wage cuts of up to 25% necessary for some economies to even ...

AFA hits out at ISN over deal allegations

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
The AFA has weighed into the debate over allegations a deal had been struck between the FPA and Industry Super Network on opt-in and the use of the term "financial planner". National media reported this week that the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... Shadow Shop survey. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) revealed in February that conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The report, due to be ...

Match making service launched for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... showcase their offering to advisers identified as most suited to their businesses. Fuchs said there had already been interest from a number of "well respected" national licensees. "While we believe they all want the same thing - to recruit more adviser ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Industry fund FIRST Super has extended an olive branch to Tony Abbott, inviting the Opposition leader to their next board meeting. The invite comes in the wake of Abbott's scathing criticism last week of the way industry super fund boards are run. According ...

AIOFP selects OneVue platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... self-managed super funds (SMSFs). "Through the OneVue platform advisers can also manage separately managed accounts, fixed interest securities and term deposits, traditional WRAP accounts, managed funds, listed securities and cash all on the one platform," ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
ASIC Chair Greg Medcraft has called on all super funds to provide detailed breakdowns of asset allocation in member statements, saying simply reporting major holdings leaves room for cynicism. The rise of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) does not ...