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APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... about 40% of the stock of residential mortgage lending. APRA said this was "quite high by international and historical standards" and said ADIs would need to immediately take steps to reduce this figure to below 30%. It also follows pressure on banks' ...

AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
A senior leader of the Association of Financial Advisers has been named vice chairman of an international standards board. AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes has been appointed to the Asia Pacific Financial Services ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... Users of fractional investing app Acorns now have the option to apply environmental, social and corporate governance standards to investments. The Emerald Portfolio is diversified across all asset classes including Australian equities, international ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... in reported profit, according to EY global insurance finance, risk and actuarial leader Martin Bradley. While the new standards apply across general insurance, health and reinsurance products, insurers providing long-term life insurance contracts will ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... barriers and integration of Australia into the global market place has resulted in the biggest increase in our living standards in history," Maddock said. CEDA also recommends that the Productivity Commission examine the impact of the Australian taxation ...

Twelve million Aussies see benefits of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... recognition of the Certified Financial Planner designation, as well as the high education, professional and ethical standards that the mark represents. The difference this year is that the campaign will focus on how this translates into tangible outcomes." ...

CBA prices inaugural climate bond

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... and is backed by more than $1 billion of domestic renewable and low-carbon projects that meet the CBI's Climate Bond Standards. A cornerstone investor in the bond with a $100 million commitment, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, has congratulated ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... tobacco, cluster munitions, landmines, biological and chemical weapons manufacturers that do not meet the minimum ethical standards it requires. About $440 million of tobacco manufacturing-related equity and fixed income, and about $130 million invested ...

Professional standards spark SAFAA training

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... Solutions coincides with the passing of legislation for new requirements to raise the competency and ethical conduct standards of financial advisers, commencing 1 January 2019. This includes compulsory education requirements for new and existing financial ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... given the "slew of new reporting requirements" APRA is introducing in mid-2017. "As global regulators tighten reporting standards and requirements, we have experienced increased interest from financial institutions looking for a platform that is able ...