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Government releases draft life insurance regulations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
The Government has released an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Regulation 2016 bill. The amended regulation allows temporary inclusion of stamp duty in commissions for death benefits while the ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Insurance Company (MassMutual); CrA(C)dit Agricole CIB; European Investment Bank (EIB); HSBC Group; International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group; and Mirova - a subsidiary of Natixis Group. In a joint statement, the CFI ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
ASIC has commenced legal proceedings against Westpac in the Federal Court in Melbourne for its role in setting the bank bill swap reference rate from 2010 to 2012. ASIC has alleged Westpac engaged in "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation" ...

Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Australian Medical Research Institute Doug Hilton, Medical Device Research Institute director Karen Reynolds, Bionomics Corporation managing director Deborah Rathjen, Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association chief executive Yasser El-Ansary ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... Australian housing market is heading towards a price plateau, not a sharp crash according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). This view helps to dampen new research from Finder which found that 89.3% of Australian housing debt was at an all-time ...

New Macquarie chair steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... Board Remuneration Committee, a position he will retain until May 7. He also holds board positions at NSW Treasury Corporation, the Australian Office of Financial Management, ALE Property Group and OzForex Group. He was also a director at the ASX and ...

State Street acquires GE Asset Management

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
State Street Corporation has agreed to acquire GE Asset Management from GE for a total purchase price of up to $485 million. The acquisition is expected to increase State Street Global Advisor's (SSGA) assets under management by approximately $100 billion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Australia retirement and retirement intentions The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey (conducted 2014-15) on retirement and retirement intentions show that Australians intend to work longer than ever before. The survey - which started a few ...

ASIC calls out weak conflict policy in vertical business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
ASIC has called out conflict management policy in vertically-integrated funds management businesses as often being solely designed to conform to regulatory requirements. In its 'Culture, conduct and conflicts of interest in vertically integrated businesses ...

ASIC tightens Macquarie's AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
ASIC has announced additional conditions on Macquarie Bank's Australian financial services licence following an investigation. ASIC investigated several Macquarie breach reports between 2004 and 2014 pertaining to "breaches of the client money provisions ...