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SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... efforts," SMSF Owners' chairman Bruce Foy said. The latest data on superannuation funds issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) puts the number of self-managed super funds in operation at 600,000, managing $653.8 billion in assets. ...

Liquidnet acquires global tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Institutional dark pool network Liquidnet is preparing for changes to European Union markets regulation through the acquisition of a global provider of equity analytics. OTAS Technologies, established in 2011, currently provides equity market analytics ...

Vamos joins Decimal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... She spent nine years as ASFA chief executive and has also previously served with ASIC as director, financial services regulation - licensing and business operations. Decimal chairman Mark Potts said Vamos will add significant value, being highly regarded ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Anna Bligh claimed the lack of a regulatory impact statement is in direct opposition to the Government's own guide to regulation, stating: "The Government has failed to meet its own criteria around transparency and accountability in decisions, evidence-based ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... data and analytics - the next chapter in the digital revolution Digital advice - the way forward for robo solutions Regulation and compliance - the case for systems agility and flexibility Automation and integration - essential tools for sophisticated ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... first instalment of the levy slated for the September 2017 quarter. As the development and implementation of any new regulation generally takes at least 12 months, ANZ believes the timeframe is rushed and that a regulatory impact assessment that considers ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
There's not much indication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value ...

UniSuper obtains public offer licence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... the fund said. Financial Standard understands the new public offer licence was issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority earlier this year. Over the past year, a number of industry super funds have moved to open membership to the general ...

BTIM boosts FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... signalled a $2.7 billion redemption in the coming 12 months as a result of BT Financial Group implementing new MySuper regulation. Certain funds managed by BTIM will therefore be repriced leading to a reduction in management fee revenue by about 2%. ...

APRA announces promotions, new hires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Treasury in the UK, where he was a senior policy adviser. Current deputy head of the European Central Bank's financial regulation division Jane O'Doherty will also join APRA as the lead of a new combined governance, operational and insurance risk specialist ...