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Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... buy-and-hold approach than investor landlords chasing capital gains," Anthony said. He added: "A key mechanism for ensuring institutions can realise required returns is to have governments consider concessional land release." Governments can "make a ...

New consultancy bridges IFA support gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... co-founder and partner, Geoff Rimmer, said a significant number of advisers exiting partnerships with large banks and institutions is not just a trend but a "movement." This year, about 400 advisers left the six largest institutions, Rimmer said, adding ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... financial crime, banks alone aren't the only place where money will be laundered. It is however incumbent upon larger institutions with all its resources to help the smaller players such as money service bureaus and real estate agents susceptible to ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... engagement, collaboration and innovation ahead of global peers. The report, which surveyed more than 160 financial institutions in 36 countries, including four of Australia's largest banks, showed that artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet ...

Alternatives manager makes senior Australian hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... local nature of KKR's strengths and enables us to offer an even greater array of flexible capital solutions to local institutions and entrepreneurs. David's arrival, and appointment as a fellow member to help me lead the team, reinforces KKR's long-term ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... said. Morrison added the Government is aiming to loosen the prohibitions around the use of the word 'bank', so all institutions with an ADI licence will be able to use this term; currently only ADIs with more than $50 million in capital can call themselves ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... problems relatively quickly. "In terms of numbers, we have dedicated operational security teams that a lot of the large institutions and product issuers would have, and their job is to go through transactions that may be odd or have certain flags or ...

Super consultant appoints new head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... accumulation to pension phase by many of their members, we are well-positioned to help manage these challenges and ensure institutions have the resources and capabilities to respond effectively," Quinn said. QMV's Investigate product - an automated data ...

Trusted advice solves investor confusion: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... source when making investment decisions, compared with 88% of investors globally, whereas our trust in financial institutions was relatively low, at 59%, compared with 62% globally," Haran said. "We as an industry have a role to play. Asset managers ...

BEAR cracks down on executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... the BEAR draft bill. Morrison flagged stricter accountability obligations for banking and authorised deposit taking institutions (ADI) in this year's Budget. A chief executive from a large bank could have 40% of total remuneration deferred (or 60% of ...