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Life insurance reforms to be re-introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Federal Parliament next meets. An exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Regulation 2016 bill was released in April of this year, but lapsed due to prorogation as a result of the Federal election. Speaking ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... requirements that call for increased transparency in derivatives trade reporting, including European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), Dodd-Frank and Asian regulations. DTCC's ability to offer the reduction in fees, which is effective as of 1 ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds would benefit from seeking an overlay manager for currency because "global equity managers do not ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... for assistance and solutions." From the perspective of many of the industry groups lobbying for more sophisticated regulation and product design in the retirement income space, though, the industry just isn't prepared to reorganise itself around providing ...

Climate risk underappreciated: BlackRock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
All investors should incorporate climate change awareness into their portfolios, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII), who believes climate factors have been underappreciated and underpriced. In a new Global Insights Report titled "Adapting ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... classes is driving higher superannuation fees, according to a new study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The CIFR funded study analysed the factors influencing superannuation fund feeds and also examined whether funds ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... includes revenue from independent sources and capital funding. ASIC highlighted it will seek to recover the cost of regulation "from the people who created the need for it" where possible. Commenting on the government's proposal to introduce an industry ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... sectors. It has also derived profits from plugging the private market lending gap left by banks as they face increased regulation and higher capital requirements. "I think it's reasonable for a celebration to be in order. We've delivered returns consistent ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... required to follow the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) Standards introduced by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in 2013. "The credit stress portion of LAGIC's overall asset risk charge (ARC) is rating-based so any downgrade ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016