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DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... GTR has assisted firms in meeting local and global regulatory requirements that call for increased transparency in derivatives trade reporting, including European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), Dodd-Frank and Asian regulations. DTCC's ability ...

Value stocks at inflection point: Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... people like ourselves via managed funds and would rather go through the listed space." The LIC, which offers dynamic derivatives protection among other attributes, is typically trading between a 10 and 14% discount and has seen recent interest from institutional ...

Disclosure deadlines present super challenge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... must disclose indirect costs that include the costs of investing through interposed vehicles and over-the-counter derivatives. Super trustees will also be expected to make reasonable estimates for indirect costs "where they do not know or ought to know ...

Voya names new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... mortgage-backed securities team that was responsible for the successful track record of the firm's proprietary mortgage derivatives portfolios. Prior to joining the company as senior portfolio manager in 2004, Hurtsellers led the agency-guaranteed retained ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... action that could help minimise a credit charge increase, such as to maintain interest rate duration through the use of derivatives, while reducing credit duration by owning shorter maturity securities. However, this is likely to reduce portfolio income ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... financial assets (19%), land, buildings and equipment (2%), bonds, etc., $3.8b (3%), short term securities (3%), and derivatives (10%). These were partially offset by decreases in units in trusts (-2%), loans and placements (-2%); and other non-financial ...

US funds launch lawsuit against big four banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... rigging of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW). The Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Frontpoint Financial Services and derivatives trader Richard Dennis filed the claim. Several banks have made ASX statements denying the allegations. ANZ confirmed ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of global firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... Falconer was authorised to provide product advice and deal in a number of classes of financial products, including derivatives, securities and superannuation for both retail and wholesale clients. Marigold Falconer was established in 1997 as Falconer ...

ASX senior manager goes to Citi for wealth head role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... before going to Westpac, he held multiple roles there from 1998 to 2008, including head of portfolio trading, index derivatives trader and head of derivatives trading. He has also held analyst and derivatives dealer roles at J.P. Morgan, AMP, State Super ...

Schroders joins exchange-quoted managed fund game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... to achieve its investment objective of CPI+5% p.a. (pre-fees) over rolling three years without a significant use of derivatives and no leverage." The firm's head of fixed income and multi-asset and lead manager for GROW, Simon Doyle, said investors were ...