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Equity Trustees lifts profit 12%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... 14.6% and FUM/A lifted 21%." "In relation to expenses, we continue to invest in new strategies and to meet regulatory requirements, which pushed the expense increase above our long term target, however, we are very happy to maintain margins at around ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... disruption and the size of the potential call on taxpayers. Options for change include higher regulatory capital requirements to further reduce the risk of failure; pre-positioning arrangements and increased capacity of regulators to impose costs on ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... Services activities which look after early release of superannuation benefit applications. As a result of these funding requirements a $5 billion super fund could pay up to $790,000 in supervisory levies in 2014-15 and a $20 billion fund would pay up ...

SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... withdraw earnings associated with the excess non-concessional contributions is likely to result in complex compliance requirements." MLC also welcomed the changes, head of technical and development Keiran McIlwain saying: "This is good news for many ...

Planners shy away from margin lending advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Financial planners are shying away from margin lending advice following falls in the margin lending market in the second and third quarters of 2013. The proportion of planners advising on margin lending fell from 55% in 2012 to 45% in 2013, according ...

Life insurance faces worst conditions in decades

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... potential impacts from the 'Son of Wallis' enquiry by the Abbott government, as well as the additional regulatory requirements of Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms and superannuation in their wealth businesses."

TOWER announces $70 million special dividend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... our general insurance and retained life insurance businesses," Hancock said. He said that minimum solvency margin requirements had been confirmed, leaving the $70 million "surplus to capital and business requirements". The sale of TOWER's life insurance ...

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Suisse Vice President Edwin Tan heads up the new SIV desk. "These portfolios provide access to cash flow flexibility via margin and property loans through the Credit Suisse platform, capable of holding all tradable currencies including the Renminbi ...

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... BOLR facilities were constructed at a time when retail platform margins were significantly higher and disclosure requirements in Statements of Advice were less clear about the potential conflicts these arrangements propose for planners and their licensees. ...