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Margin lending investors keen to borrow more

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Margin lending investors are voicing stronger intent to borrow more through their margin loans, indicating the group is becoming savvier as risk managers. The positivity comes amidst an industry-wide surge in attention to risk management, according ...

Product conflicts in retail banking: ABA report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... incentives have led to "poor consumer outcomes." These have included "practices that deliver significantly increased incentive payments as certain thresholds are achieved," as well as arrangements rewarding insurance cross-sales - particularly structures ...

Tax breaks drive China car sales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... since 2013. Car sales in China have been rising since the introduction of the tax break in October 2015. But with the incentive removed on 31 December 2016, chances are auto purchases would stall as what happened when America's 'cash for clunkers" programme ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... 11.7%). Car sales in China have been rising since the introduction of the tax break in October last year. But with the incentive scheduled to expire at the end of this month, chances are auto purchases would stall as what happened when America's 'cash ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Investment managers need to move away from the current culture of performance-driven investing towards one that is purpose-driven. This is the key theme of the latest insight from State Street's independent think-tank, the Centre for Applied Research ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... achieving any specific outcome." A far more effective regulatory instrument, the report suggested, was some kind of incentive structure. "We've seen growth in soft, often self-regulation (i.e. codes, principles and guidance-based regulation). However ...

Super funds must do better digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... which is not really the case. It's all about giving people choice as to how they interact with their fund - there is no incentive to us for members to continue digitally, so if they choose to drop out and continue via a traditional method that's fine ...

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... and better align the interests of financial advisors and their clients." "The changes will significantly reduce the incentive for advisors to churn clients between life insurance products where there is no consumer benefit," she said. Association of ...

Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... services industry on victims and on consumers The impact on consumers of executive and non-executive remuneration and incentive based commission structure and fee-for-no-service structures The culture and chain of responsibility in relation to misconduct ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... bad news." This reduction in productivity growth reduces business investment, he said. "If there isn't innovation, the incentive to put in new capital falls. So you've had historically low business investment in all the developed countries and that's ...