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APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has come out in support of a new national exam for financial advisers. Medcraft backed the proposal in an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review. "I strongly believe that a national exam for financial advisers ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... recouped by ANZ based on fees charged to financial advisers who sit the exam." An ANZ statement said. Commenting on the proposal ANZ chief executive of global wealth Joyce Phillips said: "Our overarching view is a higher level of accreditation (education) ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has made 44 recommendation to increase efficiency, resilience and fair treatment of the financial system. Read below the relevant recommendations for the superannuation, wealth management and funds management industries. ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... create issues. "The devil will be in the detail, and we look forward to finding out more. But the short-term nature of the proposal raises some issues around how fund managers can structure their products in a way that attracts investment yet provides ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is slightly higher in the wake of Wall Street gains but falls in oil, gold and iron ore prices. IG market strategist Stan Shamu says the market is lacking a catalyst to trade much higher. "The only major development from ...

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... conducted in a secure environment, to maintain the exam's integrity and to avoid cheating," Medcraft said. He compared the proposal to the examination that pilots need to take under the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). "Pilots sit an exam set ...

First Super to vote against CBA board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... a $2.1 billion fund that made the news in January 2013 when it decided to divest from News Corp after an unsuccessful proposal to set up a more independent board at the annual general meeting. At the time, institutional investors from Australia, the ...

Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Global share registry and investor relations provider Link Group has acquired D.F. King, a global proxy solicitation firm, after an agreement was reached with its North American partner, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST). Link and AST, both ...

Government says no to CBA Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in July. Regarding the Committee's proposal to open a Royal Commission into CBA, "the government considers that the most important focus today must be on resolving any ...