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FOFA provisions will go ahead: PJC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... tranches of the FOFA legislation Bills. The PJC reaffirmed its stance on opt-in and annual renewal statements, saying Best Interest duty would remain as is. It also allowed for the provision of scaled advice and rejected the premise that commission remuneration ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Opt-in, annual fee disclosure and best interest remain the sticking points for industry bodies following yesterday's release of the Parliamentary Joint Committee report on FOFA. The 220 page report, which took into account over 70 submissions from concerned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... prices could undercut growth, eased. Speculation that General Motors was to take a stake in PSA Peugeot Citroen stirred interest. News that US durable goods orders slumped 4.0 per cent in January halted the upturn, but a strong US consumer confidence ...

Acquisitions and cost savings key for SFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... company's merger with Shadforth Financial Group Holdings reportedly 'on track' and assisting cost management. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was up 5% to $19.9 million on pcp assisted by leveraging the spate of company acquisitions ...

OnePath changes in wake of UBS INGIM purchase

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... Capital, CBRE Clarion and SG Hiscock & Company will manage the remaining four asset classes. These include diversified fixed interest, small companies, global property securities and Australian securities respectively. Former ING IM single manager diversified ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The new advertising guidelines from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission take a step back from the original consultation paper, which outlined an expectation that online advertisements and social media posts should be self-contained. Policy ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... he's reinvesting the proceeds of his asset purchases, he still has "Operation Twist" in place, and he's not raising on interest rates "at least through late 2014". Easy money policy still not enough to convince you? Then what about if we throw in fiscal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... on Friday, said the cash rate would likely remain steady at 4.25 per cent, despite the major banks' decision to raise interest rates. Mr Turner said the local currency had performed well overnight with positive data from Germany boosting the market. ...

Fin services rallies for charity ride

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... all walks of life from the industry with a surprisingly high number of financial services professional showing a keen interest. "Our rallies have taken us through country NSW, Victoria and Tasmania and we are often asked by locals what we're doing. When ...

Big Sky members vote in favour of Australian Unity deal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Society will take on this position, and in doing so, we will be able to offer our members competitive deposit and loan interest rates, as well as an online mortgage product that we believe will be very appealing," said Mead. Mr David Bryant, chief executive ...