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APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC) lobbies the government to be included as a recognised agency as part of its data retention plans, Treasury is finalising its plans for a public Register of Financial Advisers and the Department of Finance readies the public ...

Treasury seeks consultation on adviser register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Treasury has started the consultation process on the public register of financial advisers, with submissions closing on December 17. The adviser register will be implemented as an amendment to the Corporations Act and approved through regulation. The ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... management. We have recommended to the Financial System Inquiry that a body be established to coordinate the efforts of Treasury, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC and Austrade," Brogden said.

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... runners up a^' Natalie Binns, a product manager in Group Insurance at Suncorp Life and Martin Foo, a policy analyst at the Treasury a^' both presented very innovative ideas." Binns focused on MySuper, outlining the opportunities for the industry, consumers ...

Standard Life Inv strengthens strategy team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... with Ziff Brothers Investments as senior economist. He has also worked for the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury Department. Based in Edinburgh, Faulkner-MacDonagh will report directly to the head of global strategy Andrew Milligan. Wolf ...

Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... according to a report in the Australian Financial Review, as much as $400 million. NSW Premier Mike Baird said: "NSW Treasury Corporation is always looking for opportunities to diversify its investor base, and one option on the table is the possibility ...

TAL lobbies for annuity regulation change

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Life insurer TAL has argued in favour of regulatory changes to income stream products in a detailed response to the Treasury's 'Review of retirement income stream regulation' discussion paper. TAL said that regulation "should be broadened to enable ...

Treasury Group merger postponed to November

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
Treasury Group's merger with Northern Lights Capital Group, which was expected to be completed by the end of October, has now been postponed until November due to outstanding regulatory conditions. "The material conditions that remain outstanding are ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... same time, he will lead some of the group's other divisions, such as Next Financial, Priority Funds and Group Overhead/Treasury. Wilson HTM chairman Steven Skala said: "we consider that firms of our group's scale and nimbleness are best left operated ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... government's announcement of an improved register for the beleaguered practitioners was marred by an embarrassing blunder. Treasury was forced to issue a rare apology after mistakenly making the announcement under the name of suspended frontbencher Arthur ...