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Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... are several key points to consider, according to researcher Rainmaker Information. This week Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell told an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Governance Ideas Exchange ...

Prime Value launches SIV fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Prime Value Asset Management has launched a small and micro caps fund that is compliant with the significant investor visa (SIV) program. The launch of the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund follows recent changes to the SIV regulations, which ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... those recommendations when and if we see them." However, Bowen said that "on big matters of financial and prudential regulation, it is better that the support is bipartisan, for certainty and for the sector. We don't want financial regulation and prudential ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... disclosure requirements for large corporates issuing 'simple' corporate bonds to the retail market. "Technology-specific regulation can impede innovation and competition by preventing the adoption of the best technology or the most innovative business ...

ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australia's big four banks collect one third of all fees paid to superannuation funds totaling about $10 billion, according to research from Rainmaker Information commissioned by Industry Super Australia. The study found that the super industry drew ...

Turnbull backs financial start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... gigantic funds management industry and that is an enormous base upon which to build. We've got very strong financial regulation, prudential regulation, we've got some of the best banks in the world by any measure so there's a first-class legal system. ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... operating and processing models in such markets," a Capgemini statement said. "As hidden payments are not subject to regulation, there are also concerns about the lack of consumer protection on data privacy, information security, dispute resolution as ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... investment meetings and forums. Opening the ASFA event was research director at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR), Dr Geoffrey Warren, who put forward several ways super funds and investment managers could address short-term ...

More must be done to cut fees: FSC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... efficient fund. Separate research from Rainmaker released recently shows that competitive forces resulting from the MySuper regulation and innovation in technology have already had an impact, lowering fees by 40% over the last five years. Rainmaker estimates ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... is offered by a major bank for a TER of 0.60%, illustrating the ferocity of price competition stemming from the new regulation. While retail fund fees in general are higher than NFPs, these funds offer variable pricing that enables them to match NFPs ...