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Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... been seen as just a diverse trading strategy, now it's clearly illegal," he said. "One of the hard things we see in regulation is what we call harmful but legal conduct - the stuff where you go 'it's legal but shocking.' I think the days of that are ...

RG97 reshaping multi-asset strategy: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... Review noted the rising trend of multi-managers repositioning towards low-cost structures in response to ASIC's new regulation. These structures generally involve passive and smart beta strategies, along with fee apportionment and reducing the number ...

Robo-advice raises alarm: ARRIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... company replied, "none." What's "wrong" is the fact that the wealth management industry faces constant scrutiny and regulation in providing advice, but those in IT can simply "type anything" in an algorithm and sell it to mum and dad, she says. Perth-based ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... of several recommendations in US Treasury's third report on the Trump administration's Core Principals for Financial Regulation. US Treasury's belief is that a strong liquidity risk management framework is a more effective approach to addressing liquidity ...

Broker popularity on the rise: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... and investing in another, less expensive location. Finally more than 90% of investors are unhappy with the lack of regulation applied to those providing advice around property investment, believing that any provider of advice should be required to have ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... applicant who refuses to take a genetic test. For comparison, China, Finland, India, Spain and the United States have no regulation on the use of genetic test results, while Greece and Japan have no regulation but do abide by codes of conduct developed ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... crime risks, Waldren said. "Now, that's a battle because some of those areas don't want that assistance or have that regulation and pay the cost of compliance which is quite significant," she added. Traditionally, financial crime has been siloed by designating ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has released regulatory sandbox draft legislation in an effort to allow fintechs to test financial services and products without the burden of an AFSL. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the proposed legislative package supports the ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... come in as an asset for him in his role as new chair of ASIC." "As well, he's been a thought leader when it comes to regulation in academia over the last few years and of course he will draw on his corporate experience. This is an appropriate and good ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
An international transition specialist believes a success marker for the Australian financial advice industry will be how it copes as the baby boom becomes a death boom. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Corgenius ...