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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... 0.40 of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent. In local economic news on Monday, David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, is slated to speak at a Deloitte/Financial Services Council lunch in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia ...

Sophisticated investor register launched

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... consumer financial services system by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial System Inquiry. In developing Cygura, Sophisticated Access worked closely with ASIC to identify and address relevant regulatory matters ...

Wealth division boosts ANZ profit

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... brand simplification and Global Wealth performed well." Smith expressed concern about the impact of the Financial System Inquiry. "It is perhaps not widely understood that Australia's financial system has been strengthened significantly since the GFC ...

Government says no to CBA Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... including the role, objectives and funding of ASIC would be considered as part of its broader response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI).

Mercer to launch longevity insurance solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... broad choice of investment options that pay an income in retirement for the rest of their lives. "The Financial System Inquiry interim report, in July this year, called the lack of effective longevity risk management a major weakness of Australia's retirement ...

ASIC demands last resort compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... Economics Committee inquiry into forestry managed investment schemes (MIS) and in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). ASIC noted that the effectiveness of professional indemnity (PI) insurance "is limited where an AFS licensee is in ...

CFS adds annuities to platforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... growing demand, and in part a response to the emphasis on a need for more retirement income products in the Financial System Inquiry's interim report. Challenger said it expects to announce partnerships with other platforms in the coming months, which ...

AFA presents renewed strategy and Narrative

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
... Phil Anderson briefed members about the association's policy agenda. In addition to FoFA, TASA and the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) latest report on insurance advice has put the spotlight ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... There has scarcely been a more important time to talk about investment income. Published in July, the Financial System Inquiry's (FSI's) interim report specifically raised concerns that the country's superannuation system was ill-equipped to provide ...

FSC advice regulation plan leaves AMP cold

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... our members and independent licensees," he said. However, today an FSC spokesperson said that the FSC's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) submission presenting the initiative had the sign off of the organisation's Advice Board Committee, which includes ...