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VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...

ASIC signs fintech agreement with Indonesia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
ASIC and Indonesia's Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) have entered a co-operation agreement to promote innovation in financial services in the regulators' respective markets. The agreement, signed on Friday in Melbourne, establishes a framework for co-operation ...

First State Super wins government lease

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... competitive tender process, the government entered into a binding agreement with the consortium, Australian Registry Investments (ARI), comprising 80% institutional investors (which includes First State Super and Hastings) and a 20% stake held by the ...

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
The Productivity Commission has released its anticipated draft report on alternative default models in superannuation, looking at ways to introduce more competition in a system where members do not exercise fund choice. The commission has developed ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
BT Financial Group confirmed its chief investment officer left the company "effective immediately." Martyn Wild has been disciplined for breaching codes of conduct arising from a number of recent allegations, parent company Westpac Group said in a statement. ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
New research from VanEck suggests Australian institutional investors will likely be ramping up their allocations to exchange-traded funds. More than half (55%) of institutions surveyed currently use ETFs; 56% indicated they would be increasing this ...

Cyber breaches arise internally: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Two-thirds of cyber breaches arise from employees' negligence or malicious acts, new claims data from Willis Towers Watson shows. Using its newly launched Cyber Risk Culture Survey solution, the company found 18% of cyber risks were driven by an external ...

ASIC compensation skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
The amount of compensation for consumers and investors collected by ASIC in the second half of 2016 surged to $159.4 million, up from $13.4 million in the first half. The latest ASIC Enforcement Report shows 63 infringement notices were issued - $2.9 ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is urging the Productivity Commission to reject the consideration of adopting a Chilean-style tender process for default super in Australia. ASFA's latest research paper says adopting the Chilean ...

Kaplan buys artificial intelligence regtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Following a partnership to develop a digital solution for advisers, Kaplan acquired an artificial intelligence-based regtech provider. The education provider has been working with Red Marker to develop Artemis, a solution for financial advisers to create ...