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Government to review ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... objectives and future regulatory changes." Frydenberg noted that the review has come about as a response to the Financial System Inquiry recommendation for periodic reviews of Australia's financial regulators. "Findings of the capability review will ...

SMSF direct property investment jumps 60pct

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... provision of advice for SMSFs rather than these sorts of figures. I'm surprise to see them commenting," he said. The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has recommended banning LRBAs, a move which was drawn criticism from industry quarters. The Association ...

Climate change to impact financial systems

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Research by The Climate Institute concludes Australia's financial system may be vulnerable to climate change. The institute argues this is based on several factors, including the country's "carbon-intensive economy, lack of policy clarity and reliance ...

Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of international peers. In response to a recommendation of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that bank capital ratios must be "unquestionably strong" APRA conducted a study comparing the capital position ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... time as Greece. Retail investors have been "chexiting" the stock market in droves, risking a "checcident" in the financial system that would put PM Li's 7% growth target in "chimbo." So there. Absent Greece, you, I and Irene would be peeing our pants ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... advice. He was previously an executive manager of advocacy for the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Economist Sara Dix took over the role of policy manager for global markets in 2014 and is responsible for the ...

Challenger appoints technical services head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... support growing interest from retirement specialist advisers driven by increasing longevity for retirees, the Financial System Inquiry and public policy discussion of retirement income." He added, "Challenger will benefit from Andrew's breadth of technical ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... superannuation board governance. Financial services industry representatives have also hinted expectations that the Financial System Inquiry may reach its conclusion this month. Below is a short list of superannuation and investment changes set to occur ...

Australian market set for further falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... week and restricted withdrawals from ATMS to 60 euros per person per day to avoid a collapse of the country's financial system.

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... recommended by reviews under both Labor and Liberal governments with the Super System Review in 2009 and the Financial System Inquiry in 2014. Recognising existing super funds will need to reconstitute their boards as a result of these reforms, the government ...