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Singapore CPF tightens fee caps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... choice CFPIS category covering equities have reduced 20 basis points from 1.95% to 1.75%. The fee cap in the medium to high risk category (equities and bonds) have also been reduced 20 basis points from 1.75% to 1.55%. Fee caps in the low to medium risk ...

ASIC reviews FoFA progress

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... which have demanded system updates, had been a major challenge. They also said the best interest duty brings with it a high risk of non-compliance, and they have depended upon the 'safe harbour' steps to help them determine what 'best interest' means ...

Macquarie forced to contact all advice clients for remediation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... or how many MPW employees have been made redundant as a consequence of the EU. "If they are [advisers classified as] high risk, they're not likely to be there anymore," he said. Kell would not give examples of the cases of poor compliance or improper ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... through the 2014 Budget. The regulator said that it will continue to focus "proactive risk-based surveillance on areas of high risk to investors and financial consumers." "We will focus on financial advisers and managed investment schemes. We will also ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... was now connected with the rest of the world for better or worse in terms of global market risk. As the crisis showed, high risk housing loans in the United States could affect markets around the world, including Australia. Notwithstanding the relatively ...

CBA's Narev leaves key questions unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... were sacked as a consequence of this," he said. He did confirm that as many as nine financial advisers labelled as "high risk" by the bank and by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) were still working at CBA. "The people still ...

Investors should take responsibility for themselves: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... He said that, despite budget cuts, ASIC will continue focusing on financial advice and on other areas identified as "high risk." Medcraft referred to the conclusions of the Senate inquiry into the regulator, which are likely to be published today. "We ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... permanent disability (TPD) cover. Cbus members are largely in the construction and related industries, putting them in the high risk insurance category. Calling the increase "unavoidable", Cbus chief executive David Atkin said: "Cbus members work in ...

Low volatility investing exploits low risk anomaly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... especially in equity markets," he said. He said the implication is that investors don't need to take high risks to achieve high risk-adjusted returns, particularly in the case of emerging markets investing. Wirds, speaking to a full house at last week's ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... amount is targeted at early stage VC investments, reflecting concerns among super fund trustees that VC investing is too high risk for the risk averse superannuation sector, noted Rainmaker. Australia's small and undeveloped VC funding market is often ...