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Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... solicitor Alexandra Kelly agreed with Kell that the code is a "good starting point, but you'll see how well it's working and not working over time." "We want to see an end to, for example, a claim of chronic fatigue being referred to a doctor who doesn't ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Australian Bankers' Association announced it will commit to the majority of the Khoury Report's proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61 ...

Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
A Charter Hall unlisted property fund is now available to advisers wanting to access direct commercial property opportunities. The Direct Office Fund (DOF) aims to invest in core Australian commercial real estate on long leases with high-quality covenants. ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... day to speculate, much less, divine the direction and implications of the deal between the UK and the EU, or... there may not even be a deal at the end of two years. In her letter, May stated that. "The United Kingdom's objectives for our future partnership ...

CBA prices inaugural climate bond

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... next five years in the Australian market." The CBA Climate Bond has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a not-for-profit organisation which aims to promote large-scale investment to deliver a global low-carbon economy, and is backed ...

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... on alternative default models in superannuation, looking at ways to introduce more competition in a system where members do not exercise fund choice. The commission has developed four alternative models to address the availability and quality of information ...

Deadline looming for adviser tax registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... a member. TPB director and financial planner Julie Berry told industry colleagues at a recent conference that if they have not yet registered with the TPB, they have until 30 June to apply for a transitional registration. Financial planners and advisers ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole! US consumers must be partying like it's the year 2000 for they have not been this optimistic since December of that year. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index surged to a reading of 125.6 in March from 116.1 in the previous ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... companies specifically involved in the manufacture or maintenance of nuclear, cluster, chemical or biological weapons and will not invest in certain categories with respect to environmental and human rights concerns. It targets a return of 3.5% per annum ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... financial firms are introducing old mainframe technology that is heavily siloed towards one product. Fournais believes this is not sustainable and companies will miss opportunities that new technologies give rise to. He said the defining factor to separate ...