Australias RDR reversal reversed
The Australian Senate has voted to disallow amendments which had loosened laws governing the financial advice process.
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DeVere prepares to open in Australia
DeVere Group has revealed it is to open an office in Australia next month following consistent and increasing demand for cross-border financial advice.
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Regulators look to behavioural science
Many regulators around the world are now looking to behavioural science to better understand how investors really behave, according to John Price, commissioner for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
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Global QROPS targets Australian
Global QROPS has opened three offices in Australia, with a view to providing cross border financial advice to UK migrants, returning Australians, and Australians living globally.
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ASIC targets Australia’s financial literacy
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced a new strategy which aims to improve financial literary throughout the country.
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Henderson appoints Australian retail distribution
Henderson Global Investors Australia has appointed a new head of retail distribution.
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Singapore signs agreement to implement FATCA
Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement which will enable Singapore-based financial institutions to more easily comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
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australia signs fatca agreement
Australia has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the US in order to reduce the burden on financial institutions when complying with FATCA.
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amp capital offers two funds on new ucits platform
Australian fund house AMP Capital has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform with two new funds catering to UK and European institutional investors.
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now australia postpones rollback
Australia’s recently-elected Government has announced that it is to ''pause'' its plans to make changes to the former Labor Government's package of financial advice reforms, which have only just begun to take effect, amid growing opposition to the planned amendments.
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australia launches tax amnesty
Australia today has unveiled a new tax "amnesty" programme aimed at encouraging tax evaders with undeclared offshore assets to come in from the cold, with just a “heavily reduced penalty” to pay.
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Figures reveal huge scale of LM fund sales
A full year after LM Investment Management filed for administration in a Queensland Court, figures seen by International Adviser reveal how widespread the sale of its flagship Managed Performance Fund.