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PIMCO launches bank capital fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... US$5.6 billion (as at 31 August 2015) since it was designed in London 2011 to capitalise on the de-leveraging and re-regulation trend across the financial sector. "The global banking industry is undergoing a generational paradigm shift and the latest ...

Outsourcing is the future of compliance

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... always engaged in updating it," he explained. "We're continuously researching what's happening in wealth management regulation, and our software evolves to satisfy those requirements."

FSI panellist challenges ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... sales of information and associated products." He added that under this model, "there would need to be some form of regulation of those fees, and ensuring that a 'fair' pricing regime would operate post sale would be critical in maximising government ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle brings new faces and a new structure to the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... from more diverse backgrounds for director roles. However, the government's proposal to give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) additional powers to determine what makes a director independent has angered industry superannuation fund ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... primarily relates to the advocacy of product disclosure documentation, marketing and promotional material and through the regulation of financial advice. Fitzpatrick said steps had been made to address ASIC's recent findings on inconsistent fee disclosure ...

ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
A survey of superannuation websites by ASIC has found that some super funds are falling short in their requirement to display certain information on their websites. The Superannuation (Industry) Supervision Act (SIS Act) and SIS regulations 2.37 and ...

ASIC would "rarely" ban products

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... Financial Standard, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane recently said Australia was "overloaded with regulation" and that "we don't need any new laws." But, he continued, the industry and regulators "have a common interest in seeing ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... are quite clear in what they are looking for: the ease of doing business, predictability, transparency and clarity of regulation, tax and contract law. Britain scores very highly in all of those areas." The pipeline of projects totals around A£100 billion ...

FSC, FPA support ASIC user-pay model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... arguing the model would ensure the costs of ASIC's regulatory activities are "borne by those creating the need for regulation rather than all taxpayers" and would increase ASIC's accountability to its stakeholders. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall agreed ...