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SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is stepping up its campaign to encourage retail investors to check the credentials of financial advisers. Later this year the SEC will be launching an updated version of its consumer campaign to remind ...

Back-office upgrade is front of mind for time-conscious advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Client data processing has always been a perennial pain in the back office because advisers have to re-key the same information multiple times. A new deal between netwealth and IRESS plans to change that. Platform provider netwealth and software solutions ...

US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Momentum is building against the US Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed fiduciary rule for retirement advisers with House Speaker Paul Ryan now joining the critics. The DOL has been working on expanding the fiduciary obligation since the GFC when millions ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
AIA has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its OTC derivatives operations provider. Under the mandate, BNP Paribas will provide trade management, collateral management and trade repository reporting in Hong Kong and Singapore. "We have been ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Despite ongoing volatility in domestic equities, initial public offerings retain strong growth momentum and continue to outperform the ASX 200 index. Deloitte's 2016 IPO report shows that $17.6 billion in new equity came into the Australian market in ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Suncorp has consolidated its separate business channels and appointed nine senior executives to lead the restructured company. The three combined operating business units are now banking and wealth, insurance Australia and insurance New Zealand. This ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Global economy heading towards contraction, that's the good news A bounce from oversold conditions, short-covering rally, cheapened valuation, or another jump on the price of oil which is a positive for energy companies (and the banks that lent to them) ...

Synchron debuts new risk advice solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Synchron has revealed the prototype of the fixed term level life insurance product it has developed jointly with AIA Australia. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Synchron director Don Trapnell said the idea came about after researching how life ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Investment platform operator DomaCom plans to publicly list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in the third quarter of 2016 after collecting $8 million in a pre-IPO capital raising. DomaCom, owner of Australia's first regulated fractional property ...