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CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... are disclosing already with regular consent." On Friday, the FPA accused CHOICE and the ISN of being "driven by self-interest rather than consumer interest" in their support of the Bill, as well as being guilty of "double standards." "As we continue ...

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
After many months of discussion, the FOFA Bill has finally reached parliament but planning associations the AFA and the FPA have slammed the motion after a new feature was revealed without prior consultation with the industry. Minister for Financial ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
S&P Indices and the ASX have released an indices suite of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian ...

Fidelity to offer fixed income products to Australian market

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... struggling with the volatility of the equity markets just now, who are looking at central banks with either very low interest rates or who are potentially cutting interest rates, the fixed income universe is something investors are probably going to ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
Legislation in the US to rein in investment banks' ability for market making that goes against clients best interests, is proving to be more complicated than first thought. The proposal, known as the 'Volcker Rules', were proposed by economist and former ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Platforms welcome Solaris' performance fee equity fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Boutique fund manager Solaris has had its Core Australian Equity Fund 'performance fee option' added to a range of major platforms. Macquarie Wrap, CFS Firstwrap, AXA Summit and AXA North have all included the fund on their distribution lists. The Performance ...

Alphington targets younger HNW investors with wealth service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Alphington Private Investor Services has changed its business model and licensing arrangements to provide broad wealth management services to the retail space and typically younger clients. The Melbourne based firm will continue to target higher end ...

Janus manager launches insto volatility funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... volatile stocks that have low correlation to each other, chasing consistency over long periods to benefit from compound interest. According to Schofield, Australia is Enhanced Investment Technologies' biggest market outside of the US. It had $45.5 billion ...

OneVue to expand its UMA platform distribution

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... be advising on, such as cars and residential property. "Through the OneVue UMA advisers can have their clients' fixed interest securities and term deposits, traditional WRAP accounts, managed funds, separately managed accounts, listed securities and ...