Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 421 - 430 of 979 results for "Financial System"

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The federal government has released the terms of reference for the independent review into the financial system's external dispute resolution and complaints framework. The independent expert panel consisting of Professor Ian Ramsay (chair), Julie Abramson ...

Super industry bodies unite over adequacy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... retirement." As it stands, the federal government is keen to legislate super's objective as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) - being "to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension." The industry consensus ...

SMSFs warrant PC review inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... supported by a qualitative assessment of: the potential for this activity to generate risks for other parts of the financial system, and the materiality of those risks; and the quality of reported data to inform the regulators' ability to understand ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... from equities people. We have a meaningful allocation to physical gold bars. We love that they sit outside the financial system. They are our liquid bricks and mortar," Rachcoff said. He told the event that generally investors and investment advisers ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... underscore the importance of pressing ahead with government reforms to enhance the resilience of the Australian financial system. He said they also emphasise the need to support international efforts to strengthen financial stability and address risks. ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... respect, that's the wrong question: we plan to be proactive." To illustrate, he noted Labor's support for the Financial System Inquiry reforms, saying they had "bipartisan support." He still criticised the Coalition for not moving forward fast enough ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... bank was relieved that markets functioned well post-Brexit, "and the improved resilience of the core of the UK financial system and the flexibility of the regulatory framework have allowed the impact of the referendum result to be dampened rather than ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
An APRA executive says there's a lot to be happy about within the Australian financial system despite it constantly facing scrutiny over risk management and industry culture. Speaking at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation banking research ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... England cannot (and should not) stand in the way of these necessary adjustments. But we will work to ensure the financial system can function effectively as they take place, so that any effect on jobs and growth is not magnified". Carney noted that UK ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Australian institutional investors have not achieved optimal exposure to emerging market debt over the past decade because they have depended on broad global bond strategies which have tended to avoid economies which are unduly perceived as very risky. ...