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Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... majority (83%) is regulation that's demanding greater transparency. In Europe and the US, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule are set to squeeze margins, the report said. Tax changes is ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... funds (SMSFs) and traders. "APIR is already Australia's identification standard for a range of unlisted financial instruments since the late 1990s, it is a natural evolution for APIR Systems to join the global LEI initiative," Donohoe said. He said the ...

Technical Services Forum tackles super challenges

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... Attendees were then quizzed on multiple issues affecting aged care, including which assets will be assessed as financial instruments for aged care means testing purposes, characteristics of insurance bonds and which individuals qualify as protected p ...

Super funds and weapons of mass destruction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... framework where derivatives make more sense." Referencing Milliman research on super funds' use of these financial instruments, Armitage said that 69% of respondents used derivatives as a derivative overlay, 31% considered them a core component of their ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... almost dramatic to say it, but because of the regulatory changes we're seeing, like [the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)] and its effects on brokerages, you're either going to be over $1 trillion in assets or you're going to ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... that given the increasing regulatory constraints put on asset managers as a result of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) policies, Liquidnet's launch in Pakistan will "offer best execution in a market where this can be extremely ...

EU markets directive to reshape global alternatives

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... Half of alternative asset managers with offices outside the European Union will apply the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) policies globally - for those firms delegating portfolio management to a third country, this figure rises ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... a "leader in the emerging social investment market." The portfolio is expected to cover a wide range of financial instruments from endowment and grants through to loans, impact investments, impact bonds, convertible notes and venture equity, the job ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... yield curve to minimise capital losses, Acosta added. Active managers have the prerogative to invest in the financial instruments best-suited to different interest rate environments, he said.One option available is investing in floating rate notes which ...