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First State Super appoints CFO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... having worked in finance and strategic business development roles for major Australian and international financial institutions including senior positions at specialist infrastructure fund manager CP2, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, Macquarie ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Association conference in Sydney this morning. Addressing delegates, Medcraft made reference to the level of trust in institutions being at record lows, and how increased availability and use of personal data will further impact this. "The big issue ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... said. Heitman serves a global client base with clients from North American, European, Middle Eastern and Asia-Pacific institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations and individual investors. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has additional ...

Big banks pay $60m in advice refunds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... news follows the October 2016 release of ASIC's report into the advice businesses of Australia's largest financial institutions, which found many instances of ongoing advice fees being charged where no personal or general financial advice was actually ...

Liquidnet acquires global tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... established in 2011, currently provides equity market analytics and brokerage insights for more than 60 financial institutions worldwide. Liquidnet said the acquisition will assist its buy-side clients in making better-informed trading decisions through ...

Government trials social impact investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... targeting youths aged 25 and under supported by homelessness services and who find themselves transitioning out of institutions such as juvenile detentions. The Government will commit a further $6 million in rolling out not-for-profit The Big Issue's ...

APRA announces promotions, new hires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... meanwhile, has become general manager, advice and approvals. Before this role, she was a senior manager in the specialised institutions division, having originally joined APRA in 2001 as manager of the diversified institutions division. Reichstein has ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... legislative 15% ownership cap and lifting the prohibition on usage of the term "bank" by authorised deposit-taking institutions with less than $50 million in capital. This will, the Budget statement said, "allow smaller ADIs to benefit from the reputational ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... mortgage pricing inquiry until 30 June 2018, which will enable the ACCC to demand relevant authorised deposit-taking institutions explain changes or proposed changes to residential mortgage pricing, including amendment of fees, charges, or interest rates. ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
New reporting measures to increase accountability for authorised deposit-taking institutions and their executives will be introduced by the Federal Government. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has been allocated $28.6 million over ...