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APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... has thrown his support behind APRA saying the CBA board failed to meet customer and investor expectations. "Australia's banks are well capitalised, well-regulated and financially sound. However, there have been too many cases and events that have damaged ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... shifts from our domestic and global regulators to make financial services a more level playing field, will cause overseas banks to eye our Australian market even more keenly," Lipman said. The report also finds the competitive landscape in banking and ...

IRESS eyes future earning potential following reduced profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... MainstreamBPO announced its intention to acquire a portion of IRESS' superannuation administration business for customer-owned banks in July. "The first half has seen the successful delivery of critical milestones for several benchmark client, product ...

Numbers and needs of female HNWs set to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... an early stage will find a comparatively lucrative and untapped market," she said. "It would be great to see more private banks support female entrepreneurs with financial services that recognise this segment's distinct needs."

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
One thing stood out when the Reserve Banks of India (RBI), Australia (RBA) and New Zealand (RBNZ) conducted their monetary policy meetings in August, and that is... they all want a lower exchange rate (please sir). Both the RBA and the RBNZ kept interest ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... associated with add-on insurance, including CCI. Consumers should not be sold products that provide little or no benefit, and banks should have processes in place that ensure this," Kell said. CBA and CommInsure identified and reported this issue to ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... further or sell downs would stop in the equity markets. But if ever that happens, we know that the Fed (and other central banks) would respond with counter-measures. That said, a nuclear war would introduce new dynamics for the financial markets. This ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... investment funds seeking highly prospective projects that were previously only the precinct of large unit trusts and also banks through lending," Nankivell said. "As the trustee of the investments, iPartners applies a strict assessment of the risks and ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... he said. "But as an institution, our ability to do that, with FX traders and access to balance sheets on major investment banks, we're going to pay a small fraction of a percent in order to execute that. Access is not equal. It's not available to everyone ...

FinaMetrica merges with global software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... decade, Toronto-based PlanPlus and FinaMetrica, under the umbrella of PlanPlus Global, will offer an integrated solution to banks, investment managers and financial advice organisations looking to build global scale. In addition, both companies will ...