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Sinodinos announces SuperStream governance structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The government has announced that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will have stewardship of the SuperStream gateway network for the next two years, in a move it says will provide "certainty and stability" for the superannuation industry. During ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) is recruiting for a role as part of a move to tap into the aligned financial advice dealer groups with its exchange-traded fund (ETF) indices. Until now the bank-aligned advice sector has proved difficult for ETF providers ...

FPA "extremely wary" of general advice commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) submission to Treasury on the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) says the organisation is "extremely wary of product distribution models which rely on general advice." The 20-page document ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a survey showed that US manufacturing had expanded at the fastest pace in almost four years. At 0845 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

FPA foundation appoints board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) foundation, Future2, has appointed two directors to its board. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall and ipac chief executive Patrick Canion were appointed to the board chaired by AMP executive director of financial ...

Life insurance losses drag AMP results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
AMP has attributed its 2% fall in net profit from $689 million in 2012 to $672 million in 2013 to difficulties in its life insurance business. The company meanwhile reported an underlying profit of $849 million in FY13 compared to $950 million for FY12 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as investors worked through the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. At 0833 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 16 ...

Consumers safe under FoFA changes: former judge

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The best interests of consumers are not under threat from the Government's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice Reforms (FoFA), according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) patron Sir Anthony Mason. In his opening address ...

FSC acclaims free trade agreement with Korea

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
The Korea Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) will provide significant opportunities for the export of financial services, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). The industry body was responding to details of the agreement released this ...

Capital Group appoints two senior executives

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
Capital Group has made two senior appointments as it looks to strengthen its position in the Australian market. Former Perpetual executive Jorden Brown has been appointed to the new position of head of wholesale sales for Australia. Brown will be responsible ...