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New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... sense, Guse said the two standards are inter-related. "This is why insurers have been given the option to delay IFRS 9 in order to align it with the implementation of IFRS 17 - whereas for banks, it is already in force. "Given the significant investment ...

Chief economist update: Japan's core strengthens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
When Japan's Cabinet Office revised it GDP growth estimate higher from the preliminary estimate of 0.5% to 0.7% in the June quarter, it also reported that capital expenditure provided the highest contribution to growth (0.5 percentage points) over ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Et tu, Brute? The Australian version of the Shakespearean drama, Julius Caesar, that saw Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull politically assassinated (and replaced with the Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison) in the dying days of August may have played a ...

Planning diploma relevant despite FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... advisers. "The age of compliance will require the entire advisory practice to be on the same page as the authorised adviser in order to operate efficiently and effectively," Sinclair said. Mentor Education believes the two qualifications should remain ...

Platform providers crack S&P/ASX 300

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... highly liquid securities that are among the largest securities listed on the ASX by float-adjusted market capitalization. "In order to limit the level of index turnover, eligible non-constituent securities will generally only be considered for index ...

UK adviser competency to be re-evaluated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... financial advice," the FCA said. The test will comprise 100 questions covering areas of the CII's existing syllabus, in order of priority for impact on the suitability of advice. "This test will provide firms with the ability to independently assess ...

Direct life insurance failing consumers: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... investigations underway. "ASIC is also announcing today that we intend to restrict outbound sales of life and funeral insurance, in order to protect consumers," he said. The sixth round of the Royal Commission will examine issues associated with the ...

Boutique grows to meet managed accounts demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
A boutique asset manager is welcoming a national business development manager in order to meet increasing managed accounts demand. Quilla Consulting appointed Steven Jessop as national business development manager to meet growth in its managed accounts ...

SS&C acquires software firm from TPG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... debt. SS&C expects $30 million of run-rate costs savings will be achieved by 2021. Based in Boston, Eze Software offers order and execution management, and portfolio accounting to streamline front-to-back-office workflows via its flagship platform Eze ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... period, and developed a number of innovative AI-models to identify and capitalise upon patterns in global equity markets in order to dynamically time factor premia to generate alpha," Narikawa said. The fund is available to investors in Switzerland and ...