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How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Putting greater emphasis on earnings can double the value of financial planning businesses, according to Centurian Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. Financial advice practices are typically valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue with many institutionally ...

Conservative financial services job market in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... to drive much of the hiring in 2013 as firms seek risk and compliance specialists to help them grapple with the likes of Basel III, Dodd-Franks and the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said the report. "Candidates in much of the financial sector will ...

Acadian appoints new head of investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
Acadian Australia has appointed Dr David Walsh to the newly created role of head of investments for Australia, it was announced today. Walsh has more than 24 years' experience in the finance industry, the past 15 of which have been in senior Australian ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... lowest point last June, the DJ Euro Stoxx index lost only 5.5%. 3 A yet-unannounced candidate takes the White House. Who? 5 Basel III and regulation force 50 bank nationalisations in Europe. I couldn't find the list of nationalised banks in Europe this ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... institutions are well behind with their reforms. "It is well documented that Australia's four largest banks already comply with the Basel III capital requirements whilst the great bulk of European banks do not," he said. "[The IMF's] commentary on Australian ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... market in 2009, continued stimulus has had a more limited effect. Furthermore, regulatory pressure on the banks such as the Basel III liquidity requirements may be a strain on equity performance. However, the Australian government is just at the top ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... and challenges thrown up by a new set of rules being introduced for the local market. Hook expects the full adoption of Basel III by 2013, and conservative capital buffers from 2016 to potentially impact (the AM) sector with higher capital/leverage requirements ...

APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... body says that the proposed changes will improve its ability to monitor ADI liquidity, especially in relation to the new Basel III global liquidity standards. The proposed new standards include more detailed and comprehensive liquidity reports for larger ...

Reliance on improving global economy threatens big-four in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... worst and hoping for the best," he said. "Capital generation in the sector is strong and capital ratios broadly in line with Basel III requirements. Current expectations are for banking sector dividends to increase of 4.4% for 2013." However, Whitehouse ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... many companies are downgrading earnings." The fund manager also warned of possible regulatory risk from more than just the Basel III capital requirements. "When corporate balance sheets are stronger than government balance sheets then you can expect ...