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Industry associations merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... representatives of the regulators had also brought about improved understandings and practical implementation of new regulations and guidelines for all parties," she said. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the association has a long history of ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... potential changes to long-short fee regimes post-RG97 in the research, arguing that the "key takeout" from the new regulations is that there will likely be no impact on management costs or net returns for existing investors. Referring to the transactional ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... cognisant that lower trading volumes may be due, in part, to low levels of market volatility and may also be due to regulations such as the Volcker rule." Kaplan concludes: "Taking all these factors into account, and from a risk management point of view ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... derivative counterparties hold Australian deposit-taking institution (ADI) licences, or their offshore equivalents. Regulations differ across international jurisdictions. While LaValle said SPDR does not offer synthetic vehicles, he argued "it's important ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... Zurich didn't fully understand the new rules around grandfathering, while 60% are yet to measure the impact the new regulations will have on their cash flow. Less than half (43.5%) said they understood the new guidelines for remuneration when recommending ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... diminished despite them telling you they do," he says. Johns, who is a former member of the FPA's board policy and regulations committee, says getting involved to such a personal extent without the necessary understanding is not in the best interests ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... services in relation to certain products without an AFSL or Australian Credit Licence under conditions set out in the regulations, he said. The 24-month timeframe will test superannuation and life insurance products; the issuance of consumer credit and ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... will come to advisers for human interaction and a trustworthy association. "You can talk all day about the rules and regulations, you can talk all day about financial data and analysis, but at the core that's not why you're a financial adviser and it's ...

EQT acquires stake in UK firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... and Asia where UCITS are the dominant offshore structure used by most fund managers. "Funds management vehicles and regulations are being increasingly streamlined so they can be offered across multiple countries. There is also an increasing need for ...

Lazy LIF planning means advice businesses at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... they understood the guidelines. Also of concern is 60% of those surveyed are still yet to measure the impact the new regulations will have on their business cash flow, despite knowing that capping of up-front commissions and doubling of renewal commissions ...