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EQT formalises improved offer for The Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... acquisition and it expects them to be at a 100% run-rate by the end of the second year. "Trust Company has rejecting our request to undertake due diligence, potentially denying their shareholders the opportunity of attracting a higher bid," EQT chief ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
"...And then I go and spoil it all by sayin' something stupid like 'we'll taper soon'." Sorry to spoil your immortal classic Frank (Sinatra) but "I love you" just doesn't apply to Ben Bernanke right now. Not with the trashing the equity markets, the ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Parliamentary debate over the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill is likely to heat up as the Coalition is reportedly working on a dissenting report that could influence independent MPs. The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and ...

Skaffold to set up alert service

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
An automated alert service will be added to online equity research product Skaffold, to enable advisers to better track clients' investments. The new service, which is due to be rolled out at the end of July, allows advisers to enter attributes of a ...

Corporate super specialists ask Treasury for FoFA exemption

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... and Investments Commission (ASIC ) refused to grant a no-action letter to corporate super specialists. The CSSA made the request for a no-action letter in an attempt to bypass conflicted remuneration provisions of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...

APRA finalises Stronger Super reporting standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has updated its Stronger Super data requirements from funds following reaction from trustees. APRA has written to funds explaining the adjustments, which are technical and highly detailed. The outcome ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Here's a quiz for you gentle readers, when was the last time you felt the fear over the prospect for the eurozone? It seemed oh so long ago, doesn't it? It appears just a distant memory especially when you look at the current performance of the Europe ...

EQT ups offer for Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has issued revised proposal for the acquisition of The Trust Company after its first offer was rejected in favour of a counter offer by Perpetual Limited (Perpetual). In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange this morning ...

ASIC MDA review requires further clarity: IMAP

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) have maintained that the regulator's insistence on an annual review for managed discretionary account operators (MDAs) is excessive, and will push for a two-year requirement. In its submission to ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...