ASIC releases key FOFA guidance

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ASIC has released final guidance for two aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms – the best interests duty and scaled advice. The regulatory guides have been produced after... Read more continue reading

Select Asset Management acquires Total Fund Services Limited

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Specialist investment management group Select Asset Management Limited has announced the acquisition of Australian financial services business Total Fund Services (TFS) for an undisclosed amount. TFS provides specific regulatory services... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia improves access to life insurance for advisers

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Australia’s fastest growing life insurer, AIA Australia, has expanded its distribution reach by launching its multi-award winning Priority Protection for Platform Investors product on the Personal Choice Private platform. The... Read more continue reading

SPAA offers Public Practice Certificate for accountant members

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In a new exciting initative by the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA), the peak organisation representing the SMSF industry will make available a Public Practice Certificate (PPC) to its... Read more continue reading

TAL joins global insurance sustainability framework

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TAL has become the first Australian life insurer and second Australian insurer to sign the United Nation’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance.  The Principles, an initiative of the United Nation’s Environment... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle Investments announces CEO succession

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Leading international investment manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle) has announceed that Chief Executive Officer Crispin Henderson will become Vice Chairman of Global Asset Management for Ameriprise Financial, the parent company of... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights – Review of 2012, outlook for 2013

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights provides a review of key developments of relevance for investors in 2012 and the outlook for 2013. The key points are as follows: While 2012... Read more continue reading

Fixed income sees a fundamental shift to the East

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The long awaited decoupling of the Asian and European markets earlier this year has seen Asian corporate bonds cementing their appeal with investors, according to specialist fixed income investment manager,... Read more continue reading

Brad Fox Appointed AFA CEO

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Immediate past President, current Treasurer and Interim CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Brad Fox, has been appointed to succeed Richard Klipin as CEO of the 66 year... Read more continue reading

ETFs vs. direct share portfolios – the benefits of diversification

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Exchange traded funds that track broad share market indices can help direct share investors reduce risk in their portfolios and lower their transaction costs. In this paper, Vanguard Australia discusses... Read more continue reading