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Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
When Patrick McClure AO released his report into the review of Australia's $150 billion welfare system in February, one important aspect that seems to have escaped the gaze of commentators was its advocacy of social impact bonds (SIB). SIBs, also sometimes ...

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... exchange Chi-X Australia's chief executive John Fildes questioned the timing of the negotiations. "It is only when the review of the moratorium comes up that they offer cuts," he told the Australian Financial Review. "So if they were able to offer these ...

Westpac, Count on ASIC radar over complex product advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... did not contain all necessary evidence of a reasonable basis for the advice, a suspicion confirmed by the licensee's review of the files. Following the review of a further sample of adviser and client files, Count found instances of contraventions of ...

Standard Life appoints infrastructure debt director, analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... both will report to head of infrastructure debt Jeremy Allcock. Campbell will oversee the negotiation, preparation and review of infrastructure debt funding proposals, while Froude will participate in the preparation of debt submissions and manage and ...

ASIC ends Macquarie EU but sees gaps in advice files

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... undertake further testing and MEL will have to keep reporting to ASIC over the next 12 months. ASIC noted that KPMG's review of a sample of client advice files shows there are some issues in the quality of records of advice and that further improvements ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... options such as flat or level commissions or capped commissions in the meantime. It also proposed an annual shadow shop review of insurance advice conducted by an independent body and funded by the industry. "Given the parlous state of the industry and ...

LSE to sell Russell Investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... investment management arm of Frank Russell Co, which it acquired last year for US$2.7 billion. Following its comprehensive review of Russell Investments - originally announced in June 2014 - it announced in a statement that the company does not fit with ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... 2.07. Oz Minerals added two cents to $3.46 after it beat its full year production guidance and launched a strategic review of its operations. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank fell 63 cents to $87.00, Westpac lost 13 cents at $34.43, National Australia ...

AIST and Mercer launch new super tracker

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... need for evidence based evaluation. "We've had the Financial System Inquiry Final Report, now we're waiting for the review of the Tax System - it's a crucial time to be making evidence-based decisions and the AIST-Mercer Super Tracker will facilitate ...

ASIC imposes conditions on Guardian Advice

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... action." The licence conditions imposed on the company, which has 130,000 clients across the country, follow an ASIC review of the life insurance industry that found the need for higher standards to ensure the interests of consumers are given priority. ...