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Write-down clouds Bendigo's 43% profit tumble

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... subordinate notes, and a recent offloading of a 7.8% stake in wealth manager IOOF contributed an additional 42 basis points of core tier-one capital post the June 30 balance date. "These non-dilutive capital management initiatives illustrate our commitment ...

Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... said dark pools are too young in Australia to adequately determine whether more regulation is needed and that a healthy mid tier of operators was required to avoid concentration problems, which may result from too much regulation of the type seen elsewhere ...

ACCI calls for right to sue foreign govs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... campaign launched with a letter in July to the Prime Minister in which 16 parties including state chambers of commerce, a top tier legal firm, barristers, academics and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, expressed concern at the stance of the government ...

Bendigo offloads IOOF stake

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... at $6.16 a share and is expected to improve its statutory earnings by around $40 million. The sale will also increase Core Tier One capital by approximately 13 basis points, the statement said. Mike Hirst managing director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
A new initiative has been unveiled that will see financial advisers repay their entire commissions on life insurance if a policy lapses in the first year. The Financial Services Council (FSC) will spearhead the claw-back system, which could see advisers ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... stress test. The results show that 15 of the 19 bank holding companies (BHC) stress tested would be able to maintain their Tier 1 capital ratio - the strictest gauge of banks' capability to absorb financial shocks - at 5% or higher under the Fed's assumed ...

UK pension reforms tackle longevity crisis

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012

Macquarie Life upgrades insurance offerings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... introducing the extended activities of daily living (extended ADLs) concept from Active into FutureWise as an alternative tier with the any occupation, own occupation and domestic duties definition of total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance. This ...

Russell rethinks indices on expected bank windfall

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... reconstitution has been driven by attractive valuations and expected income from the banks. "With banks looking to strip excess Tier 1 cash reserves from their balance sheets, the most likely outcome will be a number of share buybacks, which is great ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... test mark II. The results show that 15 of the 19 bank holding companies (BHC) stress tested would be able to maintain their Tier 1 capital ratio - the strictest gauge of banks' capability to absorb financial shocks - at 5 percent or higher under the ...