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Productivity Commission to explore financial services exports

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... they represent only 20% of Australia's total exports. The government noted that there is scope to reduce some of the regulation and barriers to entry that prohibit growth of service industries overseas. "Australian businesses involved in the delivery ...

Futuro ends AMP buyout deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... option to increase participation to full ownership by 2017. "Now that there is some clarity in relation to industry regulation, we have been able to firm up our strategic direction," Futuro managing director Dennis Bashford said. He added that "huge ...

Suncorp Life appoints distribution GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... challenges that the group insurance industry has faced. The latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show that revenue and profits for the 12 months to June 2014 have remained flat for life insurance companies. ...

Assistant Treasurer to consult with financial advice stakeholders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... endorsed this idea, saying that "[W]e need to come together as a profession but we also need to have government and regulation working towards the same goals to create real change and ensure that professional financial planners are recognised for the ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... reminded delegates of the outperformance of the majority of funds versus funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) between 2008 and 2012 and said it was a sector of which stakeholders could be immensely proud. However ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The Treasury's public register of financial advisers will be more detailed than it was expected, the regulations introduced by Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg show. As expected, the regulations include the obligation for financial advisers to provide ...

Accountants threatened by regulation, falling profits, succession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Accountants are increasingly concerned about declining fee growth rates, succession planning gaps and their capacity to provide advice services, according to the Bstar 2015 Accountants Research Report. Succession planning is the most immediate issue ...

Alternatives sector shaped by regulation, customer demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The alternatives sector is transforming due to regulatory pressures and the needs of a growing institutional customer-base, according to Lonsec's recently published Alternatives Sector Review. Lonsec's research covered 33 investment products, including ...

Australia fails to attract foreign investors: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
A combination of out-dated regulation and taxation settings is preventing Australia from exporting managed funds and its skills in managing foreign capital, the Financial Services Council (FSC) said in its pre-budget submission. The FSC asked the government ...

Twin Peaks model optimal for financial stability

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... the ideal approach to ensure financial stability, according to research by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The model, which pivots on regulation of financial services by independent entities - in Australia's case, the RBA ...