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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 ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... in a new shadow shopping exercise that will start this year. ASIC will begin shadow shopping research to judge the quality of financial advice being given to retirees, but it said it is not about 'naming and shaming' advisers, but defining good quality ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... based fees result in inappropriate advice. They are a charging model and this issue is about pricing for services, not quality of advice. Given that there are no policy pronouncements regarding asset-based fees we are surprised and concerned that ASIC ...

ASIC clampdown on poor business models in advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... cases it believes demonstrates poor advice. ASIC will also employ the services of an external auditor to audit the quality of advice provided. "Where inappropriate advice has been provided to clients the licensee will be required to inform clients about ...

Gen Yers turn to social media for financial advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... present the biggest shift for advisers and that these are markets advisers must cater for if they are to maintain a high quality of advice. "This will be a big opportunity for financial planners... we are not just going to see a volume shift in the next ...

State Super FS appoints MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... over 46,000 clients. "Quality financial advice, well implemented, adds considerable value to clients' lives, enabling quality of life and peace of mind in retirement," Monaghan said. Peeyush Gupta, chairman of SSFS, said Monaghan had demonstrated strong ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... according to Barclays. Because "the concept of a barrel for barrel replacement is not a correct one." The grade and quality of Saudi oil differ from Libyan oil and the "time it takes to bring those Saudi barrels to market likely will be significantly ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... add value by often asking questions or raising issues from a different perspective - this is important in the overall quality of discussion and debate and in reaching good decisions." Ann Byrne, chief executive of Australian Council of Superannuation ...