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Saxo revamps margin trading facility

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
Saxo Capital Markets launched a new service to allow clients to post multiple listed assets as collateral for margin trades. Under the new arrangement, clients can now use existing physical stocks, bonds and ETFs for trades including contracts for difference ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Out with defensives, in with risks and cyclicals. The year 2017 started where 2016 left off - good tidings and cheers on the global economy and risk appetites. If there are lessons that you, I and Irene should learn over the year just passed, it is ...

Defining DB for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... particularly, how it will interact with the $1.6 million cap," Howard said. "The good news is that there is a simple way to determine this and it's actually pretty straight forward. You calculate the total balance of a defined benefit pension for the ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
A battle over the definition of personal and general financial advice will play out in the Federal Court following ASIC's decision to bring civil proceedings against Westpac subsidiaries. The corporate regulator is alleging Westpac Securities Administration ...

Two of the big four in ASIC spotlight

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC accepted enforceable undertakings from National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia following an investigation by the corporate regulator. The undertakings relate to the banks' wholesale spot foreign exchange businesses. ASIC determined ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... and by creating their own - using AMP's Goals Explorer software. They will also use AMP's My Money Style platform to determine their spending behaviours and risk appetite, and Advice Explorer to model financial plans that suit their goals.

Super headaches from ATO system crash

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... be established to answer questions around the outage. "The review will be conducted by an independent expert who will determine the nature of the failure(s) and their root cause(s), the adequacy of back-up and contingency arrangements, and the likelihood ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The Federal Government aims to strengthen whistleblower protections in the tax and corporate sectors by reviewing several identity and disclosure rules. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, confirmed this morning that ...

Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Omega Global Investors co-founder and managing director George Vassos has died following unforeseen medical complications. Vassos, aged 47, passed away last week and is survived by his wife Shannon and three young daughters. The directors and co-workers ...

Kapstream welcomes new portfolio manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... his role at Challenger, Bob Sahota is moving to Kapstream and will contribute to broad macroeconomic discussions that determine the headline position of several portfolios. A Kapstream statement said Sahota's broader credit market insight will also benefit ...