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Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Birtles added when you look on a sector basis, the payout ratio is for real assets is flat, for industrials it's flat, and for banks it is probably marginally up. "I think probably the biggest risk is bullish business confidence and companies start investing ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... House Republican has accused the Obama administration of engaging in "regulatory waterboarding" when it comes to monitoring banks. House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling said the Dodd-Frank reforms, which increase the oversight of ...

AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... choice of fund exemptions, while not extending fund transparency requirements to a raft of superannuation options run by the banks.

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Funny that. For all the recent rhetoric and commentaries that central banks have become impotent, financial headlines continue to be dominated by the latest policy movements -- or lack thereof -- and current thoughts of, well, central bankers. Such ...

ME lifts profit 8pct

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... McPhee said more regulatory changes were required in 2016 to further level the playing field between the regional and major banks, including the amount of capital held by the advanced model banks.

ANZ appoints PwC for OnePath compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... governance." ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell concluded, "Appropriate compliance and systems to monitor compliance are essential for banks to adhere to their AFS obligations. This is important in maintaining customer trust and confidence in the sector."

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Despite deteriorating market confidence and doubts over central banks' firepower and ability to influence market moods and outcomes, the events of the past week showed that CBs are anything but powerless. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RNBZ) unexpected ...

BNP Paribas wins another custody mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... our focus." BNP Paribas Securities Services was ranked top custodian for client satisfaction in the Global Custodian Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey, ranking top in all categories of settlement, asset servicing, relationship and client service, technology ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... technologists did well was create a solution to view and manage a person's net wealth in the one platform. "I would see UK banks investing time and resources in building the same technology and try and learn from the Australian banks," Fraser said. "I ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... to, 2% over the medium term." Expansion of eligible assets for purchase. Investment grade euro-denominated bonds by non-banks (corporate bonds) will now be added to the existing list that includes government bonds, bank issued covered bonds and asset ...