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First State Super wins government lease

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
First State Super and Hastings Funds Management have won the bid to run New South Wales' land registry services, allowing the state to invest $2.6 billion in proceeds to infrastructure projects. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet ...

Former BTFG manager joins Synchron

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Financial advice group Synchron appointed a former BT Financial Group manager to help expand its national footprint. Adelaide-based Sheridan Wright is the new South Australia and Northern Territory state manager and prior to her appointment was the ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... for unlisted infrastructure debt are based in Asia, signaling a significant growth opportunity in that market. "In Japan, banks and investment banks make up the largest proportion of investors as they tend to have the resources and expertise to invest ...

Banking scrutiny to escalate: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
The Australian Bankers' Association's new chief executive warned banks that the unprecedented level of pressure and scrutiny, and rate of change they are facing will only escalate and shouldn't be underestimated. Three days into her new role, former ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... macro-prudential restrictions on residential mortgage lending. This, along with the recent lift in mortgage rates by several Australian banks, should help slow the rise in property prices. But only time will tell. The bottom line is that the RBA faces ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... practices and culture with customer's expectations and regain their trust. "By accepting the vast majority of recommendations, banks are demonstrating they are taking action to change as well as being honest about the things which are more complex to ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... a partnership with Rivkin Securities. Fournais said Saxo has about 120 white-label partnerships globally, serving large banks, smaller start-ups including robo advisers, and news sites. Saxo Capital Markets, through SaxoTraderGO, recently launched a ...

Profit-to-member super funds must restore trust: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... sure they know the difference between those funds set up only to profit members and the funds that are not." Taking the banks to task, Scheerlinck made note of the recent scandals in the banking industry including ASIC's actions against NAB and Westpac ...

Managed accounts continue rapid surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... and wraps total FUA of around $600 billion." The census surveyed 35 companies of varying size, including major platforms, banks and single location MDA providers. It showed the MDA market as experiencing the biggest growth at 64%. Potter attributes the ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... remediation issues are their top priorities for the year ahead. The annual study, which canvassed senior executives from about 300 banks in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific found recruiting and retaining talent (63%), and investing in new ...