Bank of New Zealand selects Oracle Financial Services financial crime and compliance management solution suite

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To help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of manage Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) initiatives and compliance requirements, the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), a New... Read more continue reading

Future of Financial Advice reforms

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Responding to the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation tabled in Parliament today, John Brogden, CEO of the Financial Services Council, said the Bill failed to provide... Read more continue reading

Ratings on Schroders Australian Equity Funds unaffected by analyst resignations

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced that its ratings on Schroders’ Australian equity funds are unaffected by the resignation of two analysts, Kent Jensen and Alex Mears, for personal... Read more continue reading

ABN AMRO clearing helps customers in Asia-Pacific drive performance improvements

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Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced that ABN AMRO Clearing (AAC), a leading global securities services provider which covers 85 exchanges worldwide and... Read more continue reading

FPA does not support Opt-In

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There has been much confusion and media speculation about the FPA’s position on Opt-In. To be totally clear the FPA has never and does not support Opt-In. We have worked... Read more continue reading

FOFA Races to the finish line – a message from FPA CEO Mark Rantall

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The moment of truth is imminent for Australia’s financial planners with the FoFA reforms currently being debated in Parliament, and an outcome due by the end of the week. As... Read more continue reading

AFA: FoFA side deals not in the national interest

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the Government to act in the national interest and work directly with the industry to achieve the required changes rather than... Read more continue reading

Exclusive FPA workshops address Shadow Shopper report for financial planners

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced that, in partnership with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), it will be conducting a series... Read more continue reading

My Dealer Group: A match-making service for Advisers and Licensees

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My Dealer Group, a matchmaking service for financial advice businesses and licensees, has been launched in Brisbane. Pinnacle Practice Director, Anne Fuchs, who launched the service, said that while advisers are... Read more continue reading

No change to rating on Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced that there would be no change to the four-star rating on the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (class A, wholesale, and retail units),... Read more continue reading