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Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... further US$10 bil; changing from a quantitative-based to qualitative-based policy guidance... and expanding it "This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation ...

APRA gets Basel III tick

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... requirements of the Basel Framework." The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority welcomed the Basel Committee's assessment.

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... more to come? "The speed and extent to which the OCR will be raised will depend on economic data and our continuing assessment of emerging inflationary pressures." How much more? "The Reserve Bank forecast that the three-month bank bill yield will be ...

No guarantee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... last week. The negative spin could not be anymore negative than Bank of America-Merrill Lynch strategist David Cui's assessment that this "could be China's Bear Stearns moment" - the first in many domestic issuers expected to default and that this could ...

AIA launches fitness program available via advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
AIA Australia has launched a fitness program that will be sold to clients who purchase an insurance policy via financial advisers. The AIA Vitality program was launched in Sydney this morning at the Incentivising a Healthier Australia national forum. ...

ISA spends $9 million on ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... confirmed that Nielsen's estimate of $9 million was correct. "The Nielsen $9 million dollar spend in 2013 is an accurate assessment," a spokesperson for ISA said, adding: "It's nothing compared to what the banks spend on marketing." He went on: "Marketing ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... procedures are considered by Australia Ratings to represent a Very Strong designation on the Operational Capability Assessment ranking scale." The report further stated: "The Fund's consistent performance is attributed to sound management of risk and ...

ASIC accepts EU from forex broker over prohibited IMA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... the future." The enforceable undertaking requires Forex FS to: engage an independent compliance expert to conduct an assessment of the products and services offered by Forex FS, take appropriate remedial action as necessary following the independent ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... approved until the end of this year. However Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley said "that an assessment be made to measure the impact of the changes on consumers to ensure there are no negative unintended consequences." "Industry ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... to be managing their own superannuation, he said: "It's a really good point, but I'd say that it's only valid in the assessment of how SMSFs are being delivered in today's day and age - and that is in an archaic fashion, without technology, paper-based ...