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New regulations will choke unlisted property market: PFA

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018

Treasury's proposal to increase regulation around unlisted property funds will invariably reduce the number of products available to retail investors, according to the Property Funds Association. The PFA said the design and distribution obligations ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018

... be able to attract and retain suitably skilled and experienced staff," she said. "Ultimately it is competition - not regulation - that is the best means of ensuring that consumers and investors get value for money in financial products and services. ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018

... investments and low income earners. The rising cost of living, global macroeconomic issues and increased government regulation or external factors are top of mind for 55% of people who have difficulty preparing for retirement comfortably. The RCI noted ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that the annual growth rate in Australian residential property prices continued to ease in the December 2017 quarter. The "weighted average of eight capital cities" residential property ...

Zurich hires risk strategy specialist, retains OnePath brand

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018

... to grow its distribution footprint in the market and educate existing licensee and advice partners. "With increasing regulation of the financial advice profession, we believe that adviser education has never been more important. In this role, Adam will ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018

... Europe markets, with more than a third (39%) planning to cut costs. Another major concern for the majority (83%) is regulation that's demanding greater transparency. In Europe and the US, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018

... retirement savings. More than half of the participants felt external factors like US economy, rising cost of living, and regulation changes affected their ability to save for retirement. "We are among the best retirement systems in the world. Yet that ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018

... fintech agenda across the nation, resulting in real, positive change in areas such as crowdfunding, digital currency regulation and open data." "We started with 52 founding members - today we have well over 200, with strong connections across a broad ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018

The sheer size of the China A-share equity market, along with China's shifting economic profile, will have a tremendous impact on emerging markets indices - the inclusion of the whole A-shares market will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Acadian appoints investments head from SSGA

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018

... he was a quant research analyst. Prior to that, he was a research fellow at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation and a research consultant at Capital Markets CRC. Commenting on the new hires, Acadian Australia chief executive Andrew Hair ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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