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Investa mulls Blackstone deal, possible insto partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
Investa Wholesale Funds Management has responded to Blackstone's offer to acquire the Investa Office Fund. On Monday, Investa Listed Funds Management - RE for the office fund - announced Blackstone had submitted an all-cash proposal to acquire IOF ...

BBSW methodology restores trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The new calculation methodology for Australia's bank bill swap rate began on Monday, a direct response to maintain trust in the interest rate benchmark following misuse. In a joint statement the RBA and ASIC said the new BBSW methodology calculates ...

AMP kept unsuspecting clients in the dark: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... was referred to as Mr E during proceedings and while AMP head of advice compliance Sarah Britt fronted the Commission on Monday afternoon. The couple sought superannuation and life insurance advice from Mr E in November 2016, an authorised representative ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... FTA signed with Europe would be of great significance for the domestic economy. I've reproduced Scott's email below: On Monday 23 April, Chief Economist Benjamin Ong argues that, given agriculture 'only' contributes 3% to Australia's GDP and 2.2% of ...

CBA advice failures unacceptable: Comyn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... subsidiaries entered an enforceable undertaking with ASIC - all before the financial services Royal Commission tackles advice on Monday. Commonwealth Financial Planning and BW Financial Advice will pay a community benefit of $3 million as part of the ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... the consumer through to the lender." The AltFi Australasia Summit 2018 will be held at Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf on Monday, 16 April 2018. It will host speakers from across the region's financial services sector including alternative lending firms ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... financial planning arms and subsidiaries of the big four banks and AMP will be presented to the Commission. Running from Monday, 16 April to Friday, 27 April, the second round of hearings will comprise five topics: fees for no service; investment platform ...

Australia's first OTC trading desk for digital currencies opens

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... digital currency exchange Independent Reserve will go live with Australia's first OTC digital currency trading desk on Monday, 19 March. The exchange claims to be giving digital currency investors the facilities they have while trading other asset classes. ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... market crash committed suicide after losing a reported $500,000..." These are just two samples of the aftermath of "Black Monday", 19 October 1987, when the Dow crashed by 508 points on that day. Please pardon moi if the Dow's 1175-point dive stirred ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is calling for submissions ahead of its first hearing on Monday, 12 February 2018. The initial public hearing, which will see the Commissioner and Senior Counsel Assisting make short opening ...