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Pershing upgrades to Broadridge processing solution

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... technology and operations solutions in Asia-Pacific Akhter Khan said global regulatory regimes such as FATCA, Dodd Frank, Basel III and a regional move to T+2 trade processing had put the focus squarely on middle- and back-office processes. "Institutions ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Everything is political and especially so with the super-charged high stakes poker game on display in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) where the battle lines were quickly drawn between financial product providers versus consumers. And after listening ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Overall, Macquarie's assets under management did not change from the previous half year, at $425 billion. It reported APRA Basel III Group capital of $13.7 billion. Macquarie Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Moore said: "The ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
It's a wrap! QE is. Looking at Wall Street's performance overnight - the Dow and the S&P 500 up more than 1.0%, the Nasdaq up nearly 2.0% (rounded) and the Russell 2000 up nearly 3.0% (rounded) - the men and women at the Fed must be patting each other's ...

LGS rejects coal, tar sands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Local Government Super (LGS) has announced it will be screening out companies that derive the majority of their revenue from coal or tar sands. In the most comprehensive fossil fuel screening policy adopted by a major super fund, LGS has included all ...

Expect more regulation on 'too-big-to-fail': Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... governors announced that "work is underway on a plan that will increase consistency in banks' application of the strengthened Basel III rules on capital." The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is also seeking consultation on this issue and suggested in ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
The complex business of financing infrastructure has traditionally been the preserve of banks. But Basel III has changed that. In the newly-restrictive lending environment, banks are approaching things differently, while non-bank investors are finding ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... internationally and that we run the risk of stifling growth. The interim report questions some of these claims. In particular, Basel Committee data on actual bank capital ratios suggest that Australia's banks are in the middle of the pack, not out in ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs." - Peter Drucker, father of modern management and marketing If marketing is so important to a business, why is it often the first thing cut when times are tough? Why chop one of two things ...

APRA gets Basel III tick

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has graded Australia's capital regulation framework as 'Compliant' with the Basel III standards. Australia's is the eighth regulatory framework to be graded by the Basel Committee. Others include the United ...