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AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers is refining aspects of the Life Insurance Framework developed jointly with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus ...

Companies failing to meet ATO benchmark

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
This week the ATO launched a tax control and governance framework and companies will be expected to comply or explain why they are not doing so. KPMG has carried out continuous self-assessment surveys, both at Australian and international level on companies' ...

Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... requirements. "APRA regards the top quartile positioning as a useful 'sense check' of the strength of the Australian framework, but does not intend to tightly tie Australian requirements to a benchmark based on the capital adequacy ratios of international ...

TAL to invest $150 million in adviser support

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... some challenges but in my opinion, if we all work together the future has more opportunities than challenges. "The new framework calls on the industry to work collaboratively and we believe this is a positive step in working together for a better outcome ...

Class expands in the SMSF cloud

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... integration into the offering and momentum for this was continuing. The Class APIs use the security protocol - the OAuth 2.0 framework - making possible a secure mechanism to instantly populate data, sync information, and extract or input data between ...

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), who recently commissioned Vidler Policy and Research to "provide an economic framework for consideration of superannuation tax policy settings." The research shows superannuation is reducing the cost of the Age ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Only a small percentage of Australian fund managers have developed their off-shore distribution despite joint initiatives to promote international expansion from the Federal government and industry bodies. Of the $2.5 trillion in assets under management ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) has appointed a head of research from Goldman Sachs to head the SGH20 concentrated equity team. Hamish Tadgell joins SGH from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief investment officer for Australia's global investment research ...

Super funds advised to be smart with technology

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... no point creating something that's cutting edge and 10 years ahead of its time if it doesn't fit within the existing framework," Pourbaix said. He said in speaking to financial advisers there is a gap between what risk profiles say and what the client's ...

AustralianSuper backs CFA Code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... philosophy of members first," Delaney said. "It [CFA Code] provides a clear and consistent ethical and professional behaviour framework across all managers in all asset classes." President of CFA Society Sydney, Anthony Serhan, said the code outlined ...