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30 January 2014 • By • 1 min read

Asset owners can learn from corporates: Towers Watson

Asset owners can improve their ability to adapt to changing environments by drawing on the experiences of their corporate counterparts, according to ...

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Investor confidence surges in January

Investor sentiment has improved across North America, Europe and Asia, driving the State Street Investor Confidence Index up by 18.6 points from ...

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'Trendy' super services a waste of money: legalsuper

Super funds that offer people costly features and services in order to appear “progressive” are wasting their members’ money, according to legalsuper

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ASIC refuses FOFA 'no action' letters

The corporate regulator rebuffed a number of requests for 'no action' letters in relation to the FOFA regime in the latter half of 2013, according to ...

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Investors suffering appetite/allocation ‘disconnect’

Despite professing an aversion to risk, Australian retail investors are continuing to allocate towards riskier asset classes such as equities, ...

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TPB releases guidance on TASA conflicts

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released guidance on the management of conflicts of interest for financial advisers who fall under the Tax Agent ...

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No silver lining for ‘cloud’ IPOs: Skaffold

Companies gearing up for an IPO that have cloud computing in their business plan are at risk of being overhyped and overvalued, according to Skaffold ...

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Business conditions on the mend: NAB

Australian business conditions have improved significantly in recent months, with NAB's business conditions index rising from -3 in November to +4 in ...

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ASIC accepts EU from BNP Paribas

The corporate regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from BNP Paribas in relation to 'potential' misconduct in relation to the bank bill ...

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MySuper failing on fund comparison: CareSuper

Despite the best efforts of the previous government, the MySuper regime has failed to achieve a “fair comparison of funds”, according to CareSuper ...

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