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AAT upholds ASIC adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... The AAT said Sahay's conduct "involved deliberate and repeated action by him to provide false information to lending authorities including the creation of false documents to support the applications lodged by him and was irresponsible and significantly ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... proceeds to unitholders can only occur, though, after funds are repatriated out of China. Specifically, Chinese taxation authorities will need to ensure correct taxes have been paid and regulatory authorities will need to determine how much can be repatriated ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... remember hearing about Vision Super and wondering if it was an eyewear company before I realised it was the old Local Authorities Superannuation Board, of whom I used to be a client in Melbourne," Bouch says. "A lot of people had moved onto other roles ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The body representing Australia's top four financial authorities says the country is well placed to manage the economic and financial repercussions of Brexit. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) presented a report to the federal government earlier ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... market affairs and ombudsman. From 2001 to 2005 she was a member of a number of consumer advisory panels, advising authorities including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and Consumer Affairs Victoria. NAB chief executive Andrew ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... mainland China-listed equities, known as A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China A shares market for global investors. These improvements ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... takes a hit. Harder structural reforms are the answer, but Fed forbearance has prevented any sense of urgency from authorities," Fine continued. "Europe has not addressed its central problem. The single currency is inconsistent with national fiscal policy ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... initiative had suggested paying CHF2,500 (around $3,500) a month to each adult, and CHF625 ($870) for each child. Authorities have estimated an additional CHF25 billionn ($35 billion) would be needed annually to cover the costs, requiring deep spending ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... starting to guide the yuan lower (again). Tis the reason behind the US Treasury complaining about the "the [Australian] authorities' public statements on the desired direction of the exchange rate" back in March this year. May's disappointing US employment ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... out of line". "The Office of the US Executive Director at the IMF (OUSED) expressed concern over the [Australian] authorities' public statements on the desired direction of the exchange rate" and therefore, "...urged the (Australian) authorities to avoid ...