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29 April 2013 • By Owen Holdaway • 1 min read

Insurers growing more optimistic

Insurers are willing to take on more portfolio risk than they were last year, according to a recent survey of leading chief investment officers (CIOs) ...

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More to managing conflicts than disclosure

Basing Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) compliance around past practices is fraught with danger, Clayton Utz partner Randal Dennings has said

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Investors blur lines between passive and active strategies

Investors are blurring the lines between passive and active strategies when using alternative indexes, research from Northern Trust has found

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FOS pinpoints five new systemic issues

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has identified five new systemic issues in its Autumn 2013 Circular. Under its terms of reference, FOS is ...

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Advisers to diverge into three streams

It will not be feasible for advisers to be all things to all people in a post-Future of Financial Advice environment, with holistic high net worth ...

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ASIC proposes fixed quarterly fee for cost recovery

The government is seeking to change the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC's) cost recovery arrangements, including the ...

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Kell replaces Gibson as ASIC deputy chair

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Peter Kell has been appointed ASIC deputy chairman for a five-year period from 6 ...

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US property tax changes to tempt Australian super funds

Australian investors wanting exposure to US property would benefit from the potential scrapping of the US Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act ...

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Industry needs to take 'next step' with ESG

The finance industry needs to take "the next step" and integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into all aspects of the investment ...

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ASIC tars all MDAs with the same brush

One-size-fits-all approach doesn't hold for direct investors Many of the assumed risks in ASIC 's consultation paper on managed discretionary ...

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