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Nationals pressure Treasury for RC into white collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Nationals' Senator John Williams has given Treasury the suggested terms of reference for a Royal Commission into white collar crime. Williams confirmed to Financial Standard that he gave the documents to Treasurer Joe Hockey's chief of staff two weeks ...

Law firm deems SIV changes unworkable

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... Investor Visa (SIV) aimed at pumping funds into small businesses and venture capital projects could spell disaster for the scheme because Chinese investors want low risk assets, according to law firm Hall & Wilcox. The proposed changes, raised in an ...

New SIV proposals a boon to venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
Foreign nationals seeking residency in Australia under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program will need to pump significant funds into venture capital projects and small companies if proposals tabled by Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb ...

FEATURE: Understanding mFund

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Offering instant diversification, professional management and exposure to assets not easily reached by individuals, managed funds represent a one-stop shop that's suitable for every type of investor. But despite these obvious benefits, the penetration ...

UK pension funds required to warn consumers

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... consumers. Firms must also highlight the availability of government solutions such as the Government's new Pension Wise scheme or regulated advice. Christopher Woolard, director of strategy and competition at the FCA said, "The decisions consumers make ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... and yen on Monday before this week's European Central Bank (ECB) meeting that is expected to unveil a vast bond-buying scheme to kickstart the eurozone economy. Tokyo rose 0.89 per cent, or 150.13 points to 17,014.29, Sydney gained 0.19 per cent, or ...

More Australians to invest in China

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... capital markets following Australia's inclusion in the Renminbi (RMB) Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The RQFII gives foreign institutional investors access to China A shares, securities in growth sectors (such as healthcare ...

Standard Life Inv launches global equity strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... fund (which is an acronym for sociA(C)tA(C) d'investissement A capital variable - a common European collective investment scheme structure) mirrors the existing open-ended investment company (OEIC) offering which launched in January 2007 Standard Life ...

Australian Unity acquires two $80 million mortgage funds

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
... Mortgage Income Fund. The Owenlaw Mortgage Trust, now known as the Australian Unity Pooled Mortgage Fund is an investment scheme that invests in a portfolio of registered first mortgages and is currently closed to new investors. Mark Pratt, general manager ...

MLC partners with SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Australia (SPAA) to provide advisers with self-managed super fund (SMSF) advice accreditation, training and support. Under the scheme, MLC and NAB licensees who attain SPAA accreditation and membership will gain access to special NAB Wealth and SPAA ...