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FPA criticises ACCC PI report

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance Monitoring Report...

Rising job ads signal strengthening employment growth: ANZ

The average number of weekly newspaper job advertisements has increased for three consecutive months, the ANZ bank has announced...

ASIC to review accounting practices of 440 Australian entities

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that it would review 440 publicly listed Australian entities...

ASIC obtains undertakings over misleading website

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced it has obtained undertakings from Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

The shadow minister for retirement incomes, savings and consumer affairs – Senator Nick Sherry, has said that the gazetted regulations which allow so-called portability...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further gains

Australian shares advanced further in morning trade Friday, following gains overnight in major overseas markets.

Morningstar awards three stars to Merrill Lynch's international equities

Morningstar has awarded a moderate three star rating to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers’ (MLIM) international equities sector strength rating for its style neutral – ‘enhanced index’...

Victorian man pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

Government to call for national approach to property hustlers

Today the Federal Government will urge the States to develop a nationally consistent approach to deal with property investment marketing hustlers...

IFSA approves ASIC "fees at a glance" template

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the release of a standardised fee disclosure template by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission...