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Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The corporation tax rate should be reduced to 25% if Australia wants to become a regional financial services hub, Macquarie Group has argued. In its submission to the Financial Services Inquiry, the bank argued that Australia's current corporation tax ...

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Equity fund manager PM Capital is set to list its Asian Opportunities Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The initial public offering is the second of its kind for the group after the successful launch of its first listed investment company ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The insurance industry is still behind when it comes to accessing and using customer data to predict consumer behaviour and design personalised products. Bravura Solutions and the Financial Services Council (FSC) conducted a poll on the life insurance ...

BRICs without BRI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The timing may be varied - as early as 2027 and not until 2050 - but there was almost universal consensus that their grouping would eventually supplant the Group of 7 (G7) as the richest countries in the world. You guessed it Virginia, these are the ...

Industry pushes for more consumer protection under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The financial services industry has welcomed the Finance Minister Mathias Cormann's decision to temporarily freeze the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which some stakeholders believe will lead to increased consumer protection. ...

FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said that Senator Mathias Cormann's decision to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation is a consequence of "a surprisingly strong campaign" against "elements" that were pushing the legislation ...

APRA delays new data collections implementation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
APRA has announced it is delaying the implementation timetable for the new superannuation data collections and reopening consultations on the more contentious aspects of the data requirements. News of the delay and new consultations will be welcomed ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

Intra-fund advice is low-cost

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a report that they claim demonstrates intra-fund advice is low cost to deliver. The report found that the median cost for intra-fund advice equates to $2.81 per member per year ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
CommInsure has won the AFA / PFL Life Insurance Company of the Year Platinum award, as well as the Investment Bond award. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) awarded insurance companies at the black-tie event held in ...