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FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... than basic monetary commissions or direct client advice fees that may influence its decisions. Previously the ban only affected the same products as the broader ban on conflicted remuneration, so it did not apply to risk insurance outside of superannuation. ...

Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... Opportunities Fund, and the T Rowe Price Asia Ex-Japan Equity Fund. The report found the strong Australian dollar had affected the performance of the sector, particularly due to its strength against Asian currencies. "The currency (Australian dollar) ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... voluntary insurance policies can provide useful cover for income loss for people experiencing disability (and would not be affected by the National Disability Insurance Scheme), they are not suited to universal coverage of the population against the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... $18.90, National Australia Bank fell $1.01 to $21.66, Westpac was down 69 cents at $19.08, while Commonwealth, the least affected of the big banks, lost $1.30, less than three per cent, to $46.25. Telstra was down ten cents at $2.86, Woolworths lost ...

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... and expiry age for both death and TPD cover extended to 75." The changes will affect several IOOF platforms and plans. Affected are: IOOF Pursuit Select & Core Personal Superannuation, IOOF Portfolio Service Personal Superannuation, LifeTrack Personal ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... pricing scheme, not including exempt industries. For the financial planning industry, many portfolios may be negatively affected from investments held in companies that will fall into the tax scheme arrangement. However one financial planner spoke to ...

Perpetual transitions team around Sevior

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... general manager, Retail Sales Australian Equities told the Financial Standard that these new appointments would not be affected by Sevior's return next year. "We are looking at options for John [Sevior] on his return from leave. His role has changed ...

Three Aberdeen Fixed Income Funds 'On Hold': S&P

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... Management Australian fixed income team, Standard and Poor's (S&P) has placed three Aberdeen funds 'On Hold'. The three funds affected by Gray's departure are the Aberdeen Australian Fixed Income, the Aberdeen Australian Floating Rate Income and the ...

Korea and Taiwan may move to developed status

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... after a year, giving investors a chance to rebalance their portfolio. ETF investors and index-tracking funds would all be affected. Kerry Series, chief investment officer of boutique Asian equities manager Eight Investment Partners which manages $270 ...

ASIC forces iPlan to hire compliance expert

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... compliance expert reporting to iPlan and ASIC and providing recommendations that iPlan must implement. iPlan will reimburse affected clients with a sum calculated by the expert. The new conditions to iPlan's AFS licence were effective May 12 2011.