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17 July 2013 • By • 1 min read

Vertical integration on Senate radar

Vertical integration should be on the agenda of the parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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Blurring the line between accounting and advice

Accountants and financial planners will be almost indistinguishable to consumers in three years – and it is commercial realities, not regulatory ...

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ASIC takes CBA and HSBC to task

Following concerns raised in May, the regulator has forced the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and HSBC to change the way certain retail structured products ...

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Spotlight on gender performance in super

The adoption of the new Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 will enable investors to better assess the gender performance of organisations, according ...

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Infrastructure’s inflation protection variable

The inflationary protection that listed infrastructure offers varies across sub-sectors and is something investors should be aware of if they are to ...

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Countplus takes stake in SMSF administrator

National accountancy and advice group Countplus (CUP) has announced plans to acquire a “strategic” stake in Super-IP, the company that owns ...

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Industry receives six-month FATCA reprieve

The Australian financial services industry will have a further six months to comply with what it calls the “onerous procedures” contained within the ...

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Accountants playing the long game on referrals

With ‘traditional’ referral arrangements no longer possible under FOFA, accounting practices are instead using a ‘joint venture’ referral model with ...

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Analyst tip-offs show ASIC warning on target

A warning from the regulator for companies not to selectively disclose financial information to analysts appears to have been on the money, with new ...

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Bennelong’s new advice arm to run independently

A new national wealth management arm being created by investment and funds management group The Bennelong Group will be run independently of funds ...

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