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REST appoints exec from SSFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... controls are in place. Budge's past experience in financial services includes senior roles at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), The Trust Company, MLC and St George Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Macquarie University and a ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... have seen such strong demand for this fund. Many investors are constrained by complexity, liquidity, transparency and regulation. It is this kind of investor that will look to solutions like the Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund to help diversify ...

Bankers see ASIC user pays model as burden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... would ensure that the costs of the regulatory activities undertaken by ASIC are borne by those creating the need for regulation, rather than all taxpayers. It would also increase ASIC's accountability to its stakeholders. However, ABA executive director ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... holding crowd equity funding from doing the same with financial services? The Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) has recommended that crowd equity funding should be allowed in Australia, subject to monitoring by the Australian Securities ...

Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... because it is hindering innovation and leading to poor consumer outcomes, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found. The research report 'Competition in financial services' acknowledges that the policy made sense prior to the global ...

MySuper impacts AMP investment revenue

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... be volatile from period to period as MySuper transitions take place," AMP said. Yesterday the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) also released its June quarter MySuper statistics, showcasing that the MySuper segment now has $428 billion ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggests existing regulation is sufficient as there are already clear obligations for directors in legally binding standards set by the Australian Prudential ...

Super outstrips other channels in disability risk profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... outstripping comparable insurance products sold directly. The latest quarterly statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show that both the super and traditional channels are struggling to make disability income insurance ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... exposure draft legislation proposing changes to strengthen the governance arrangements for all Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated superannuation funds. Consistent with both the 2010 Cooper Review and the Financial System Inquiry ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... multi-boutique model. As at 30 June 2015, Challenger held $1 billion more capital than prescribed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). It places Challenger in a position to further support future growth as well as continue to provide ...