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PIMCO launches bank capital fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... financial sector through investments primarily in subordinated and contingent convertible bonds (CoCos), including Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds, which are part of new capital requirements by Basel III. It has the flexibility to allocate across the capital ...

Capstone/BGL to deliver online AFSL authorisation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
Capstone Financial Planning and SMSF administration services provider BGL are partnering to deliver online Australian Financial Services Licence authorisation to accountants. The partnership will enable BGL clients to apply online for an AFSL via a ...

Kaplan launches online insurance courses

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... Insurance (Claims, Sales and Underwriting stream), Certificate IV in General Insurance (Claims, Sales and Generalist stream) and Tier 1 Insurance Broking. Each course takes 12 weeks to complete. "With predictions the Australian insurance industry will ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A new investment guide aimed at giving advisers insight into expected levels of risk and return within different assets classes has been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense. InvestSense, which was spun out from ailing ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... globally," he said. "Australian banks are holding much lower capital levels than global banks," with UK's Lloyds Bank core tier 1 ratio (equity over risk weighted assets) at 13.4% and Spain's BBVA at 12.7%, while National Australia Bank's was at 8.8% ...

When?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... the shops. It's crude oil. The oil price slide has forced closures in the oil industry. According to Baker Hughes - "A top-tier oilfield service company with a century-long track record" - the US oil rig count totalled 734 as at 17 April, down from 1,831 ...

FSI must lift value in super system: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... removing current restrictions on venture capital limited partnerships; removing uncertainty in relation to the use of two-tier acquisition structures; and supporting a move to quarterly research and development tax credits to alleviate cash-flow constraints ...

Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... professional associations, industry and academia would work in partnership. The model would be applicable to personal advice on Tier 1 financial products, including shares, superannuation, life insurance and managed investment schemes, are set out in ...

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
ASX has confirmed that it is in discussions to lower its clearing fees for cash equities, if its current monopoly is extended for five years. "ASX is consulting with its customers and other stakeholders in conjunction with a review by the Council of ...

Rename general advice, disclose ownership: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... tertiary degrees and ongoing professional development as the minimum competency standards for financial planners who provide Tier 1 product advice. The FSI also was supportive of the public register of all financial advisers in Australia, including those ...