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New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... residency is a privilege and believes the visas warrant "more dynamic investment in areas of the economy that will drive innovation and make a difference." The government believes the previous SIV framework had set the bar too low, with investment being ...

ACSA appoints NAB manager as chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Communications Working Group. "I am delighted to be chairing ACSA, and look forward to working with the ACSA Executive to drive innovation and efficiency in Australia's investment administration infrastructure, support continued regulatory and tax reforms ...

Asian equities on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... environment." The companies that would "do well" fell into four categories, she continued: those focusing on technology and innovation, world-class Asian-domiciled corporates, businesses determined to improve practices and cost structure and, perhaps ...

Mercer launches retirement income strategy test

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... objectives as opposed to simply aiming to outperform CPI plus a margin is not a simple task and this complexity has stifled innovation in the area to date. "Our framework and modelling cuts through the inherent complexities in the retirement phase of ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... many questions remain unanswered. At a recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) forum, Mercer Innovation Hub leader Jo-Anne Bloch said robo advice makes sense from a company's cost reduction point of view but more work needs to ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... level of resources in terms of plant, personnel and advertising just to get a sale done. Taken together "technological innovation and demographic evolution are producing profound changes to our economy today, and are particularly important in propagating ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... per annum. The Diversity Index is produced by investment manager Infinitas and the Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation (C4GEI). At the index launch Infinitas co-founder Steve Macdonald said there is an abundance of evidence from around the world ...

Stone and Chalk names chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Street there is expected to be hot and fixed desks, offices and 'drop-in' spaces, as well as space to host met-ups, innovation events, investor days and master classes.

FSI must lift value in super system: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... crowd-sourced equity funding as well as collaboration between business, academia, consumers and government to improve innovation.

Regulatory changes stifling innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
The increasing role of regulators and ongoing regulatory upheaval is stifling innovation in the superannuation industry, according to research by BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The research paper ...