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AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... high-growth Australian businesses through private equity and venture capital. This would be achieved by shifting the focus of regulation towards net returns and long-term growth. "Only around 0.5% of all superannuation money is invested into Australian ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Global index provider MSCI has delayed including mainland China-listed equities, known as A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China ...

QSuper calms super raid fears

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... "The government will manage the Defined Benefit Scheme to minimise over-funding and based on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) funding standards that apply to similar corporate schemes. The State Actuary has advised that a repatriation ...

State governments must divest energy networks: CEDA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... be taken. "Key policy actions range from long term planning for infrastructure development and removing unnecessary regulation to initiatives to reduce the cost of childcare and the high marginal tax rate families experience when the second income earner ...

Regulatory sandbox exemption welcomed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... executive officer of Stone & Chalk said that if implemented the changes would see Australia leading the world in fintech regulation. "Not many people realise that compared to most other industries, a fintech startup has to go through a thorough licencing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... property investors in April - undoubtedly impacted by tighter lending criteria resulting from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) macro-prudential policy target of limiting investment property loan growth to no more than 10% per annum ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... about." Loane's pre-FSC career also gave her a useful insight into the political mechanisms behind financial services regulation, having begun work as a journalist in the press gallery of the Queensland parliament. "I was there in the heady days of Joh ...

Adviser Network launches SMSFit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... operate under a limited AFSL to provide compliant and personalised advice solutions following changes to financial advice regulation set to come into effect after 30 June 2016. SMSFit assesses the client's suitability for an SMSF based on a range of ...

Australian trust in financial services low

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... that would be unsurprising because we have had a global financial crisis, we have had a number of scandals. From a regulation perspective we see there is certainly a need for a move towards addressing issues about trust in the industry." Fitzpatrick ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... past 30 years growth has been fuelled by credit expansion but now it's going to come from equity. That will come with regulation for sure, but what an opportunity for us as an industry," Ford said.