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ASIC enforcement must get tough: Commissioner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... may give too much weight to past good conduct, or may - even subconsciously - explain away conduct that would otherwise raise a red flag," he said. ASIC is already conducting an internal review of its enforcement policies, for which it should not be ...

Misconduct must end: Frydenberg

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... response, "strengthen and expand the protections for consumers, small business and rural and remote communities." "Second, they raise accountability and governance standards. Third, they enhance the effectiveness of regulators. Fourth, they provide for ...

Asia Funds Passport takes flight

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
The Financial Services Council is calling for an overhaul of the tax system to secure the future of the Asia Region Funds Passport, which began operation on Friday. The Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) allows certain Australian managed funds to be ...

Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Despite numerous job indices recording a rosy hiring outlook in 2019, Financial Standard's latest poll shows readership optimism is more subdued. Half of the financial services firms surveyed plan to decrease headcount this year. About a third (30%) ...

Commonwealth FP fails to meet EU obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Hours before the final report from the Royal Commission goes public, Commonwealth Financial Planning has been ordered by ASIC to stop charging ongoing service fees. It is also barred from entering any new ongoing service arrangements with customers. ...

HNWs to embrace alternatives in 2019: Fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A boutique investment firm plans to allocate much of the $175 million it raised in 2018 to alternatives, anticipating family offices and private wealth advisers will increasingly do the same. Spire Capital raised $175 million in aggregate for three ...

DomaCom partners with big four bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A big four bank will pilot fractional property investing with DomaCom. The investment platform said it had partnered with an unnamed big four bank, who is set to launch a six-month pilot for fractional investment with the firm. According to DomaCom ...

Chief economist update: La vita is no longer e bella

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... The recession would certainly result in the government surpassing its 2% budget deficit to GDP target for this year and raise government debt to GDP ratio from the current 132% - the second biggest in the Eurozone next to Greece's 179% - causing ...

IPO activity to slow down

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... list on the ASX by end of 2018. This is down from 37 the previous year. They are also looking for smaller raises, hoping to raise $179 million, which is a 70% reduction on the $603 million sought at the end of 2017. "Materials stocks made up the majority ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... Outcome Bond Fund (ASX: XARO) became the first launch out of the ActiveX banner as Fidante dipped its toes in active ETFs to raise capital for its funds. XARO was met with lukewarm response from investors, raising a little over $1 million since. The ...