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Australian retirement system weakens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
An ageing population is placing increased pressure on the Australian government as the nation's ability to ensure individual's retirement is both adequate and economically sustainable is diminishing. Australia has slipped down the ranks of the ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... human trafficking. The project was developed by the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein with the Australian Government and the UN University Centre for Policy Research, as well as partnerships with banks and philanthropic foundations among ...

Legislation lifts ASIC recruitment limitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Competition and Consumer Commission. In 2013, he was promoted to deputy chair at ASIC and also served on the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board since its establishment.

Kell resigns from ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Competition and Consumer Commission. In 2013 he was promoted to deputy chair at ASIC and has also served on the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board since its establishment. "The Coalition Government thanks Mr Kell for his contribution to ASIC ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... Omega Global Investors which managed about the same size in global government bonds for the super fund. Its Australian government bond allocations are managed by AMP Capital, while Ardea Investment Management has a mandate to manage inflation-linked ...

Fund manager boosts leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... Merrill Lynch and Legal & General Investment Management, after earlier working as a budget analyst for the Australian Government. WFM added current executive director Philip Rees would move into a non-executive role as a result of the new leadership ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... investment scams, Hassan says. "The ASX operates in a highly regulated environment overseen by two independent Australian government agencies - ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) so more regulation may not necessarily prevent or reduce the ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... GBP£200 million and was 10 times oversubscribed, with investor demand exceeding GBP£2.3 billion. "The Australian Government is equally well placed, and possibly even better placed by geography, to issue sukuks to assist in the funding of our infrastructure. ...

Aussie funds can benefit from FTA with EU: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... access Europe's sophisticated funds management industry, it said. The FSC is also renewing calls for the Australian government to change tax regulation to ensure the financial services industry doesn't miss out on the opportunity. On Tuesday ...

Budget big picture: Surplus on radar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... of $45 billion or 8%. But this increasing amount of government securities outstanding is in contrast to Australian government t net debt reducing from $350 billion to $319 billion over the same period. When the coalition government was elected in 2013 ...