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Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Imposing new banking regulations on asset managers would be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head ...

Cbus hires equities investment specialist

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Cbus has appointed a former Nomura Asset Management senior portfolio manager to the role of equities investment specialist. Kiran Singh will start on the role with Cbus on 27 July and he will relocate to Australia from Singapore, where he worked for ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Holding high quality bonds in an attempt to generate income and offset volatility and drawdowns in the stock market was an approach that served investors well leading up to the financial crisis. Low yields and interest rates mean bonds now offer less ...

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The Investment Manager Regime (IMR) legislation, aimed at removing tax uncertainty for foreign investors when using Australia-based fund managers, was passed through Parliament last night. The legislation was recommended by Mark Johnson in his 2009 ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Although medium to large employers must be SuperStream compliant by June 30, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will continue to help and educate employers through to October. In a joint letter from the ATO and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

YBR launches robo-advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Yellow Brick Road is launching GURU, a robo-advice platform that generates a holistic financial "roadmap." GURU is the first step in YBR's new low-cost advice model, and it can factor in savings, investments, liabilities, insurance and financial goals ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Ole! Ole! Ole! You can't miss it if you tried. Then again, perhaps you would if you instead read about the relapse of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's "foot in mouth disease" and you don't want to read no more, no more, no more. But I digress. ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
While most fixed income investors recognise the need to take a more flexible approach to finding return in a threatening interest rate environment, T. Rowe Price head of international fixed income Arif Husain believes that most investors are overlooking ...

Top bankers get together for pro bono venture

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Some of Australia's top investment bankers will offer their skills and advice on mergers and acquisitions for the Adara Group, which will use the profits to help improve the lives of women and children in poverty in the developing world. Big names that ...

CBA granted renminbi licence

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Commonwealth Bank has been granted a renminbi (RMB) licence for its Shanghai Branch by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The licence enables the bank to broaden its institutional offering to incorporate all aspects of trade and investment ...