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GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... the introduction of the Dodd Frank Act in the United States and the European Union's European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). GreySpark said it is hoping to bring the expertise it has gained in the US and Europe to financial institutions in ...

ISA pushes for full transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Super funds have an obligation to be fully transparent with regard to their fees, costs and asset allocation, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley. In a submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

ASIC examines risks posed by complex products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a new report examining the risks posed by complex products and how it will work to regulate them. 'Report 384 Regulating complex products' outlines sets out ASIC's recent and current ...

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan. Speaking at the annual ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has urged federal and state governments to adopt the capital recycling model for infrastructure development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
CleverSuper head Chris Appleyard has defended his organisation's plans to launch a "free self-managed super fund [SMSF] service for every Australian." Yesterday Financial Standard reported that the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

MSI launches three new SIV funds

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched three new funds, broadening its Significant Investment Visa (SIV) following the 888 Fund that was established last year. Conservative, Balanced and Growth funds are the new three that MSI has launched. ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Greater local competition, improved governance and the involvement of institutional investors has greatly increased the investment prospects of the world's frontier markets, according to emerging market specialist Advance Emerging Capital. Frontier ...

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Men still heavily dominate the boards of superannuation funds, with just one fifth of trustee positions being held by women, according to statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The APRA statistics reveal that the ...

FSC questions pertinence of APRA super stats

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned the pertinence of figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last week that show the investment returns of not-for-profit superannuation consistently outperforming those ...