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Deloitte warns against split regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
Deloitte supports the federal government's Green Paper on financial services and credit reform but warned against separately regulating mortgage and non-mortgage lenders. Phil Hardy, Deloitte banking and finance specialist, said the firm was concerned ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... Morgan Stanley forecasted SWF assets could grow to $19 trillion in 10 years. "While governments have a responsibility to safeguard national security, yielding to nationalist and protectionist impulses carries a heavy cost. Other countries may interpret ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... condition will reduce disruption to awards in anticipation of award modernisation, and maintain the ability of awards to safeguard legally enforceable superannuation requirements, such as frequency of payments and minimum thresholds and a default fund ...

SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Reverse mortgage lenders group SEQUAL has released an improved code of conduct, tightening conditions on 'no negative equity guarantees' and providing better protection to retirees. The new minimum standards for the mandatory 'no negative equity guarantee' ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... independent reverse mortgage broker network Fortus launched today, offering what it called a 'strict code of conduct' to safeguard retirees considering a reverse mortgage. Comprised of more than 40 brokers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... Dell. "In the absence of consistent national regulation covering brokers, the RMC accreditation provides an additional safeguard to retirees who need confidence brokers will act with the same high standards that SEQUAL requires of its lender members. ...

A merger made in heaven

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... only to shareholders but especially to the trustees that uphold Reuters' independence. The private company set up to safeguard Reuters' editorial independence, the Founders Share Company, has the voting power to block the merger if it sees fit. Regulators ...

ATO approves ING monthly life payouts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... was a major breakthrough for advisers and clients who want to manage the distribution of benefits to dependents and safeguard their estate planning. "This ruling provides clarity for advisers and their clients that benefits paid as installments will ...

ING opens up alternatives

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
ING's has launched a new capital protected fund through its OneAnswer platform that gives investors access to alternative investments with the comfort of built-in safeguards. Developed exclusively for ING by SociA(C)tA(C) GA(C)nA(C)rale Asset Management ...

FPA member fined and expelled

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... maintained at the highest level," said Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive officer. "We must both protect consumers, and safeguard the reputation of the vast majority of professional financial planners who are professionals in every way." Bloch said the ...