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Pershing upgrades to Broadridge processing solution

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... technology and operations solutions in Asia-Pacific Akhter Khan said global regulatory regimes such as FATCA, Dodd Frank, Basel III and a regional move to T+2 trade processing had put the focus squarely on middle- and back-office processes. "Institutions ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Overall, Macquarie's assets under management did not change from the previous half year, at $425 billion. It reported APRA Basel III Group capital of $13.7 billion. Macquarie Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Moore said: "The ...

Expect more regulation on 'too-big-to-fail': Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... announced that "work is underway on a plan that will increase consistency in banks' application of the strengthened Basel III rules on capital." The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is also seeking consultation on this issue and suggested in its interim ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
The complex business of financing infrastructure has traditionally been the preserve of banks. But Basel III has changed that. In the newly-restrictive lending environment, banks are approaching things differently, while non-bank investors are finding ...

APRA gets Basel III tick

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has graded Australia's capital regulation framework as 'Compliant' with the Basel III standards. Australia's is the eighth regulatory framework to be graded by the Basel Committee. Others include the United ...

High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... the chance of capital loss is non-existent." However he warned: "Banks' love affair with cash may soon be over, as the Basel III framework moves into operation next January. As part of this, banks will likely start offering interest rates for tier-one ...

Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... investment industry has had to adapt to sweeping policy interventions in the wake of the GFC such as Dodd Frank in the US and Basel III globally. "Normally we say 'don't waste a good crisis' but every regulator around the world is beating their chest," ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... financials as they try to improve their liability positions in the face of tighter regulatory measures arising from Basel III.

Basel III to see banks focus on longer-term depositors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... more products, according to ING DIRECT's executive director distribution Lisa Claes. Although the final details of the Basel III regulations are yet to be finalised in Australia, Claes believes the incentive to provide single customers with multiple ...

Conservative financial services job market in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... drive much of the hiring in 2013 as firms seek risk and compliance specialists to help them grapple with the likes of Basel III, Dodd-Franks and the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said the report. "Candidates in much of the financial sector will ...