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AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Katherine Woodthorpe has announced she will step down as chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) after seven years in the role. Woodthorpe made the announcement last night, and her resignation will be ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
"As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin'... For the times they are a-changin'." -Bob Dylan This is it Virginia!A This is the final week before the times, they could all a-change. Many of us, Australians all, will be grudgingly ...

Anne Street SMSF advice falls under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Anne Street Partners Financial Services' advice to self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients has raised concerns from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The practice has agreed to engage an independent expert who will review ...

Fund managers mislead researchers on reasons for staff turnover

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Senior management teams at some investment managers are deliberately misleading research houses about reasons for staff turnover in a bid to preserve their ratings, according to ProCapital managing director Dr Jerome Lander. The manager selection expert ...

FoFA changes, an improvement to advice businesses

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Features such as the fee for service provision in the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are an improvement to financial planning businesses and are attractive to customers, some advisers are saying. "I am transitioning to a fee for service ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's jump after strong US car sales pointed to strength in the manufacturing sector. At 0806 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,172. ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Large, marquee infrastructure assets seem over-priced in the face of the huge sums high profile institutions have paid in recent years, according to Towers Watson senior investment consultant Duncan Hale. Large global investors have raced to buy infrastructure ...

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Cbus Super will divest its holdings in tobacco companies in the interest of members and their long-term investment returns. The super fund has written to fund managers to instruct them to divest tobacco holdings immediately. Where Cbus invests through ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
"Dad, can you help me buy my own property?A I'm sick of paying ever-rising rent." My dear daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle ...

WealthSure undertakes major reform of the business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
WealthSure is undertaking a full reform of its business after it entered into an enforceable undertaking following concerns by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over poor compliance and failure to monitor advisers' actions. ...