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Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... address shortcomings." Industry Super Australia (ISA) believes a Royal Commission into Australia's vertically integrated banks is justified. It said the lack of community trust and confidence in scandal-prone banks could infect public confidence in the ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have generally called on the federal government to establish a structure that facilitates institutional investors to finance ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Accountants should beware AFSL traps

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... agreements have very strict client ownership stipulations, especially those by licensees that operate within the big four major banks, AMP and IOOF," Tynan said. Tynan went on to suggest that accountants could conceivably establish their own licence ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... for the second half of the year. "We believe that there will be more RBA independent moves, or out of cycle moves from the banks in terms of the lending rates. So those factors, we think, are going to contribute to monetary policy and further easing," ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... January). Latest stats and survey releases underscore why, in the words of RBA deputy director Philip Lowe, "Most central banks would like lower currencies..." The latest US non-farm payrolls report showed employed increased by a higher-than-expected ...

Treasurer opens doors to ASX competition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... be relaxed, giving the ASX "more flexibility in raising capital... consistent with other financial sector companies, like banks and insurance companies." "As Treasurer I want to help create an environment where our financial services sector can be both ...

Perpetual retains RBC Investor & Treasury Services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... the operational capability and client focus to support our growth, and they come with the backing of one of the largest banks in the world with the highest credit rating of all the global custody providers operating in Australia." RBC Investor & Treasury ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... purchases of industrial machinery and equipment, transport equipment, telecom equipment and electrical machineries. Central banks dumping US treasuries Foreign governments are dumping US debt like never before, according to reports from CNN Money. They ...

PIMCO receives Zenith upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Interest Fund from 'Recommended" to "Highly Recommended". PIMCO Capital Securities Fund, which invests in securities issued by banks specifically to raise regulatory capital, was awarded an introductory rating of "Recommended" from Zenith. In its product ...