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Super fund private equity demand growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... significant issue that hasn't received proper attention is the impact of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) regulation, Minter Ellison partner and expert corporate and acquisition transactional lawyer Victoria Allen pointed out. This major overhaul ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... domestic financial stability and by extension, the overall economy. The RBA certainly welcomes the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) recently-announced additional macro-prudential restrictions on residential mortgage lending. This ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Global demand for ethical investment strategies and products is putting more pressure on asset managers to generate returns beyond hard performance numbers. Australia and New Zealand held A$675 billion in sustainable investment assets in 2016, or 50.6% ...

Nikko AM hire targets innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... transforming, born out of changing market dynamics including the rise of passive, disruptive technology, fiduciary based regulation and constantly evolving institutional and retail marketplaces," Hallinan said. "Nikko AM Australia is taking positive ...

Barclays fined following ASIC investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... breaches, showed serious, systemic issues within the compliance controls of the Barclays entities in regards to Australian regulation. As a result, the Barclays entities automatically excluded themselves from operating under the benefit of the ASIC class ...

Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... some players out of the market, the latest PwC report shows. Customer demographics, ongoing trust issues, heightened regulation, foreign entrants, technology and competition are forcing small players to consolidate or exit, according to the Future of ...

Future retirement products aided by tax exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The Federal Government's latest development of regulation for new retirement income streams is now open for public consultation. Adding to the existing draft legislation, the government has proposed that superannuation funds and insurance companies ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... shows. One-hundred per cent of the banking executives surveyed said enhancing cybersecurity and complying with consumer regulation and remediation issues are their top priorities for the year ahead. The annual study, which canvassed senior executives ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... executive Andrea Slattery added. Anthony hopes the housing affordability debate will remain focused on land release, regulation and tax subsidies that fuel investment in existing property rather than new buildings. In a statement released yesterday ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane faced the panel first, telling the Committee that any further regulation imposed on the life insurance industry would be overkill. "Life insurance is a highly regulated industry and under law, customers ...