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24 June 2014 • By Tim Stewart & Aleks Vickovich • 1 min read

FOFA amendments not set in stone

The government's amendments to FOFA could be struck down as early as September unless it successfully negotiates with the Senate in the meantime

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ASIC urged to review 'orphan' commissions

Industry Super Australia (ISA) has urged ASIC to review the government's extension of the grandfathering rules – particularly when it comes to ...

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Listed firms overpaying for underwriting: ACSI 

Companies are paying more in rights issue underwriting fees than benchmark modelling suggests they should, a new report has found. An Australian ...

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CSSA decries MySuper transition

Superannuation members have “absolutely no recourse” for any loss of investments or insurance that may result from the transition to MySuper, says the ...

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FSC signs agreement with Korean government

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding to help strengthen the trade of financial services between Australia and ...

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Study backs Australian REITs

Australian real estate investment trusts (REITs) are among the most regulatory robust in the Asia-Pacific region, a new comparative report has found

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Australian Ethical downgrades China

Australian Ethical has downgraded its macroeconomic assessment of China from positive to neutral following evidence suggesting Chinese economic ...

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Aussie equities ‘treading water’: Morningstar

The Australian share market is expected to “continue to tread water” with valuations at relatively expensive levels and the pattern of below trend ...

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Lonsec unveils new executive team

Lonsec has announced a raft of new executive appointments, including new CEOs for Lonsec Research and Super Ratings.  In a statement issued today, ...

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FOFA 'scaremongering' set to continue

The financial services lobby has warned the industry to prepare for the inevitable "scaremongering" and "mistruths" that will follow the government's ...

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