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ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... an annual meeting with the big four banks at a House of Representatives standing committee on economics where the institutions would, in Turnbull's words, "give a full account of the way in which they are managing their affairs, their dealings with customers ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... Plus it's low cost - these are all the things that drive an SMSF investor," Shead said. That said, Shead explained institutions are accepting that ETFs are an important strategic tool - possibly taking an overweight sector position, for example. He said ...

NAS wins custody mandate from absolute return manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... grow their product set into the future. "We are seeing an inflection point with respect to custody servicing, with institutions looking for in-region specialist knowledge combined with transparency on operational leakage, which is critical for fund m ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... Rosenbloom, who adds absolute return investing is no longer solely the domain of sophisticated investors such as institutions and family offices. "There have been significant market changes over the past three years, from large declines in commodity ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... inherent problems of the vertically-integrated advice system: licensees are spending billions on legacy systems, institutions are buying up advice businesses at a loss to prop up distribution and saddling them with highly restrictive APLs." Swanson expressed ...

FPA makes key policy and membership appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... spending 11 years at Bridges Financial Services. Prior to this he spent a further 11 years in member-owned financial institutions. FPA chief executive, Dante De Gori said members and partners would benefit from Tattershall's industry relationships and ...

UniSuper reflects on investment highs and lows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... the banks "as we have been wary of the headwinds facing the sector." It said the banks remain fundamentally strong institutions and its cautious outlook compares to a favourable outlook on their credit quality and the fund invested heavily in the latest ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... assets under management (AUM) grew 35% year-on-year to MYR31.7 billion ($10.5 billion) in 2015, largely driven by institutions and corporations. In Indonesia, Shariah-compliant assets and flows are still much lower than in Malaysia. The number of such ...

Decimal appointment strengthens compliance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... structure that Decimal has built into its digital advice platform. Banks, superannuation companies and non-bank financial institutions offering advice now have access to technology that provides the transparency, audit and control required to manage ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... papers presented at the CIFR showcase. A paper leading the discussion was an insight to risk culture in financial institutions, presented by Macquarie University associate professor Elizabeth Sheedy. Sheedy's co-authored paper finds more than 30,000 ...