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APRA releases additional requirements for large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the updated framework for the supervision of large financial institutions, but will defer a decision on its final implementation until the end of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The new package ...

CBA dismisses Murray's concerns over vertical integration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Ian Narev dismissed concerns expressed by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report that Australia's big institutions control both the manufacturing and distribution of financial products. "We need to have business settings that ensure that the ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... could be the foundation of a sustainable and exciting growth for their practices. Opportunities abound for financial institutions that heed the call of Australian investors seeking cradle-to-grave professional advice in the next two decades. According ...

Clients prefer good reputation, knowledge over low fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... reputation, knowledge and expertise to be more important than low fees or even independence from large financial institutions. The latest CoreData Keys to Growth Report 2014 shows that client's top key considerations when selecting a financial adviser ...

Consumer awareness of vertical integration plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The number of consumers unaware that their financial adviser works for a dealer group aligned with the big institutions has significantly increased over the past year. In 2013, 51% of the clients using Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom thought ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... intervention in Ukraine. The US followed with new restrictions on Russia's energy sector, arms industry and financial institutions. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have pushed higher, undoing the previous day's losses despite concerns about the impact ...

Passive FUM reaches all-time high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... The rise of passive FUM coincides with a number of trends within the funds management industry that have provoked institutions to reconsider the benefits of index approaches. These trends include new regulations which emphasises cost reductions (such ...

Former Macquarie exec resurfaces at BT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... and experience will provide the insights required now and in the future for wealth managers to effectively assist institutions with their investment decisions and implementation. "Institutions are becoming larger. They are becoming increasingly sophisticated ...

US manager appoints Breakwater to bring funds to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... of March 31 Voya IM has more than $200 billion in assets under management, with $127 billion managed for external institutions. Breakwater Advisory is a specialist third-party marketing and advisory firm established earlier this year by Andreas Faeste ...

Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... for trade transparency. According to Omgeo head of strategy and industry relations for Asia Pacific Matthew Chan, institutions are increasingly beginning their conversations with all fund managers with a discussion about risk and compliance, rather than ...