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Bloomberg launches derivatives compliance platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... institutional investors meet compliance needs when trading over the counter derivatives. The forthcoming Dodd-Frank Act regulations will lead to greater scrutiny on the over the counter (OTC) derivatives sector. Bloomberg Fixed Income Trading in New ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... existing APRA guidance that it believes will better suit the industry, which currently operates under the SIS Act and Regulations. The draft SPGs are SPG 270 - Contribution and benefit accrual standards for regulated superannuation funds and SPG 280 ...

Plan B names new CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... (FOFA) package. "I am keen to see how we leverage the capability that is already there and take advantage of the FOFA regulations." Black told Financial Standard initially he would focus on understanding the business and meeting shareholders, customers ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The much anticipated proposed regulations for the financial advice industry have been announced with opt-in, the banning of commissions, new powers for ASIC and a consultation paper on the term 'financial planner' outlined in the first tranche of draft ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... will work to achieve this balanced outcome," he said. Klipin said that the devil would be in the detail of the draft regulations. "There are many pages... for all of us to pour over," he said. Financial strategist Justin Hooper of Sentinel Wealth, a ...

Advance embarks on multi-blend approach

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... multi-blend approach in alternatives, Asian shares and cash, while getting ahead of competitors by conforming to new regulations. Launched yesterday to direct investors and investment platforms, Advance released the Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend ...

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Government's commitment to position Australia as a leading financial services centre," Shorten said. Uncertainty around regulations and industry reforms has shaken the wealth management industry's chief executives after a survey of 31 chief executives ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities under other federal banking agency regulations, including, for example, the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation W, will also be unaffected." Think they forgot to mention in ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Uncertainty around regulations and industry reforms has shaken the wealth management industry's chief executives, with lack of confidence in Australian preparation for its ageing population, a new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives ...

Australia ahead of pack in IT wealth spend

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... the Asia-Pacific market, a need to invest in channels such as internet services and compliance requirements of new regulations such as Basel III, are fuelling Asian growth in technology investment," said Jaroslaw Knapik, senior analyst, Ovum. The Asia-Pacific's ...