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Institutions grappling with risk culture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
APRA acknowledges that despite a stronger focus on risk culture, most institutions are grappling to articulate what type of risk culture they aspire to have, let alone how they will address weaknesses. In a paper released yesterday, APRA said the inability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... ACT which recorded the biggest monthly increase in new motor vehicle sales, up 8.4% in September followed by a 7.6% jump in TAS and a 4.7% rise SA. NSW, VIC, QLD and WA recorded increases of 3.1%, 1.6%, 1.5% and 2.0%, respectively. US CPI inflation US ...

Former IFM exec joins Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Cbus is welcoming the next wave of its investment team expansion, appointing three new specialists including a former executive director at IFM Investors. Linda Cunningham will join the $34 billion industry fund as manager, debt and is tasked with overseeing ...

ASIC permanently bans dishonest adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a Tasmanian financial adviser from providing financial services. Director and former financial adviser at Directions Wealth Management, Andrew Williams, has been permanently banned by ASIC for dishonestly providing financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Australia retail sales It hasn't been since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the ...

Universities must prepare for adviser reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is calling on universities and other education providers to develop new programs ahead of the looming professional standards deadline. In partnership with the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) ...

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Asset managers need to prioritise their digital and social media presences as a means of improving client engagement. According to a report published by global research house Cerulli Associates, titled 'European Marketing and Sales Organisations 2016 ...

State Street partners with blockchain startup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
State Street has teamed up with a blockchain provider in order to offer more transparent, timely and auditable means of reporting. The investment manager has engaged Silicon Valley-based PeerNova to develop a program via its Cuneiform platform aimed ...

QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
A QIC-led consortium has topped an IFM Investors-led group to secure ownership of one of Australia's largest infrastructure assets and acquire the 50-year lease at the Port of Melbourne. Known as the Lonsdale Consortium, QIC, in conjunction with the ...

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
JBS Financial chief executive and former AFA Adviser of the Year Jenny Brown will no longer serve on the AFA board of directors after another high-profile industry figure was elected as vice-president. Former AFA president Michael Nowak will take over ...