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No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
A Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found little empirical evidence that independence would improve investment performance but suggests that independence is important in maintaining the legitimacy of the superannuation ...

New framework for in-house investing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
The Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) has developed a framework for superannuation funds and other asset owners to implement in-house investment management. The framework is included in CIFR's latest research which argues members ...

Investec buys stake in equity crowdfunding fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... capital intermediation, which is what Equitise does, fits this mandate." The Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) released a report in 2015 recommending equity crowdfunding be allowed in the country, proposing a $2 million total investment ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... negating up to 85 basis points in overall performance. New research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) finds the way performance is measured from disclosed holdings "contains systematic biases related to interim trading and ...

Sydney in top 10 financial centres

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... meetings and forums. Opening the ASFA event was research director at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR), Dr Geoffrey Warren, who put forward several ways super funds and investment managers could address short-term thinking. Among ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... holding crowd equity funding from doing the same with financial services? The Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) has recommended that crowd equity funding should be allowed in Australia, subject to monitoring by the Australian Securities ...

Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... because it is hindering innovation and leading to poor consumer outcomes, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found. The research report 'Competition in financial services' acknowledges that the policy made sense prior to the global ...

Capital raising not total solution: CIFR

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
A study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) suggests that on top of banks increasing capital, more can be done to improve their financial stability. The study says in addition to banks increasing capital, compensation structures ...

Most members actively choose MySuper: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
A study by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) shows about two-thirds of default superannuation members are actively choosing to enter a deafult option. From the study 'Delegation, trust and defaulting in retirement savings: Perspectives ...