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HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... Private Bank (Suisse) SA's Hong Kong branch in relation to the sale of derivative products, namely Lehman Brothers-related notes (LB-Notes) and Leverage Forward Accumulators (FAs). The SFC found that in 2008 HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA had become aware ...

Robo-advice raises alarm: ARRIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... for a tax bracket - but what was "scary" was that not one asked if the funds would be used for private school tuition, she notes. In every single instance, the robo advised: "You have 100% certainty of achieving your objective by investing in fixed interest ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the energy sector is gradually transitioning away from coal and where new investment opportunities are arising. The report notes that in comparison to OECD peers, the emissions intensity of Australian electricity generation is about 90% higher than the ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... earnings might as well be distorted by the hurricanes as many of the jobs lost over the month were low-paying ones. As the BLS notes: "Employment in food services and drinking places dropped sharply in September (-105,000), as many workers were off payrolls ...

Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... model is not developed appropriately and does not account for differences between sectors," the AIST said. "Our submission notes that as each sector of the finance industry will be required to fund AFCA it is important that each does not pay more than ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... This was not lost on new BOJ board member Goushi Kataoka who disagreed with majority vote (8-1) to keep policy unchanged. Notes 1 and 2 in the policy statement explained his rationale. "Mr. G. Kataoka dissented, considering that, since there remained ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... weighed on confidence in 2017." This month's sentiment survey included additional questions on news recall. Here Westpac notes that consumers viewed news on all fronts as unfavourable - economic conditions; budget and taxation; interest rates; inflation ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... are 31 MySuper products with a lifestage strategy, but between them a total of 237 different lifestages are offered. It notes there has been adaption over recent years in these lifestage products. The average allocation to growth assets for lifestages ...

Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... managers need to rewire their alignment "so everyone is clear about investment beliefs and philosophy." As an example, Geremia notes the definitions of "long-term" and a "full market cycle" are different around the world. "The industry is anchored around ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... standards to where they need to be - time will tell," Brown says. For advisers to be truly professional and independent, he notes, they must strive for the highest ethical standards and not "begrudgingly comply" with minimum standards simply because ...