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Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has issued the Tax Discussion Paper, raising fundamental questions about the future of Australia's tax system. The paper will open a debate until the 2016 election and will ideally inform the tax policy ideas the Government will ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Trowbridge report's recommendations will likely increase the cost of life insurance for Australians, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) cautioned. Specifically, AFA chief executive Brad Fox noted that because the Initial Advice Payment ...

Abuse of reporting rules widespread: Medcraft

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has highlighted companies "abuse" of breach reporting rules. The head of the industry watchdog made the comments in front of a Senate public hearing in Sydney on Friday following ...

Instos prefer direct infra investment over funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Institutional investors' demand for direct infrastructure has outgrown the demand for fund commitments, the 2015 Preqin Global Infrastructure Report found. Only two years ago, 91% of investors were looking to invest in infrastructure through managed ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
"Word has finished searching the selection. The search item was not found. Do you want to search the remainder of the document?" Yes please, sir. Nah, it still couldn't find "patient" - or "patience" - in the Fed's monetary policy statement (that I ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Active management isn't dying but it needs to re-invent itself so it can compete against low cost technology operators that are fundamentally challenging its business model. "It isn't dead but the market is playing hard to get," said Olivier d'Assier ...

VicSuper launches next-gen admin platform with Bravura

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
VicSuper has released the Sonata wealth management platform in partnership with Bravura Solutions. Implemented over the course of 18 months, the new core administration platform is designed to streamline processing, reconciliation and reporting functionalities ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
According to Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) numbers, exchange traded funds now represent over $15 billion in funds under management, more than tripling their value since 2010. Moreover, the vast majority of ETF growth (86% as at 31 December 2014) has ...

Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The government's revised Investment Manager Regime (IMR) draft legislation contemplates removing tax impediments that traditionally have deterred foreign entities from using Australian fund managers. "The revised IMR legislation will provide foreign ...

IRESS launches cloud-based trading platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
IRESS has launched SmartHub, a cloud-based financial transaction messaging platform. SmartHub is designed to offer a low-latency, globally-implemented online service which reduces trade messaging back-office compatibility burdens. It supports "multiple" ...