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2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... says. The corporate regulator, which closely monitors the outcomes of annual general meetings (AGMs) taking place around October and November, said the 2017 AGM season was "significantly less tumultuous" than 2016; only one company copped a second strike ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... Tokhang'. Duterte washed away from the headlines from the time he announced an end to police 'Tokhang' operations back in October last year. Now it's back! The jury's still out on whether or not tokhang impacted - for better or worse - the Philippine ...

Aberdeen LIC internalises management

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Following on from the decision to remove Aberdeen Asset Management as investment manager in October, Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) has named its internalised investment team and unveiled a new name for the listed investment company. ALR chair Brian ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... aiming to compensate clients who have paid for, but did not receive, appropriate advice stood at $215.9 million as of 31 October 2017.

UBS restructures global wealth arms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... new partnership firm. UBS Australia's former chief economist Scott Haslem joined Crestone as chief investment officer in October last year replacing David Sokulsky, who left to join the board of Aberdeen Leaders Limited. Sokulsky is now the joint chief ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... a pathway into the FPA's own Certified Financial Planner designation. "The FPEC approved list was adopted by FASEA in October last year. It was never intended to be the standard for existing financial planners," he said. He added that the association's ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... and 1.8% in 2019- excluding the effects of the consumption tax hike which is scheduled to be lifted from 8% to 10% in October 2019. The core inflation rate edged up to 0.9% in the year to November 2017 from 0.8% in the previous month. Optimistic as it ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... saw default insurance premiums for 16 to 21-year-old members drop from $4.82 per week to $2.89 per week, effective 28 October 2017. The $11 billion industry superannuation reduced its life and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance premiums for ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... exchange for government-backed or official fiat currency such as the US Dollar or Euro. Following an IOSCO discussion in October about the growing use of ICOs to raise capital, several statements from regulators have been issued, including ASIC. "ASIC ...

Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... sees default insurance premiums for 16 to 21-year-old members drop from $4.82 per week to $2.89 per week, effective 28 October 2017. All MTAA members meanwhile will see life and TPD premiums lower by 21% on average, while the level of default cover remains ...