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Sydney licensee caught out on conflicts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... considers the process of allocating securities by stockbrokers in capital markets raisings should be efficient, honest and fair, and the publication by those stockbrokers of sell-side research on securities should be independent and objective," ASIC ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
Australian's superannuation assets have hit $2.5 trillion for the first time, according to the latest APRA statistics. Figures show an 8.7% increase over the 12 months from September 2016 from $2.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion in total superannuation assets. ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
NAB and ANZ will pay ASIC $20 million each to cover investigation costs over the banks' participation in the setting of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On November 10, the Federal Court ruled that both banks had attempted to engage in "unconscionable ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
With less than six weeks to go, financial advisers are still unclear about their obligations under the Life Insurance Framework reforms, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. More than 40% of advisers who took part in the survey are unsure about ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... in consumer prices over the same period. In other words, the wage increase more or less just matches the inflation rate. Fair enough, but it also underscores the fact that employers are only raising employees' pay more or less the maximum allowed in ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Leaders from across the financial services industry have welcomed the 'Yes' vote in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. Zurich, Vanguard, Westpac, Australian Ethical and CBA have all expressed delight at the result and affirmed their commitment ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Lack of transparency in Australia's funds management industry not only lags global standards, it could also be deteriorating retirement savings, according to a new study. Commissioned by Monash University's Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... April 2015. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) explained the rally as due to "strong trade and buildings approval data". Fair enough. Latest data showed Australia's trade surplus doubled to A$1.8 billion in September from A$0.9 billion in the previous ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Machine learning is transforming the way financial services operates, as a growing number of Australian firms are adopting it to make sense of big data and to improve productivity. According to Bloomberg, more than half (55%) of Australian financial ...

The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
Halloween 2017 may have produced some palpitations as kids (and the kids at heart) went trick or treating, but for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) 'twas a fairly ho-hum event. At the conclusion of its 30-31 October policy meeting, the Japanese central served ...