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Regulators in Productivity Commission firing line

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
ASIC and APRA both scored scathing assessments in the Productivity Commission's superannuation report. The regulators sharing responsibility for the oversight of Australia's finance system copped a grilling in the Commission's final report ...

ACCC close to approving tobacco-free certification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... invest in funds that are tobacco free and the mark will help them to make informed investment decisions. "Our initial assessment is that this trademark and the underlying rules meet the legal test for registration in that they are clear and not misleading ...

Adviser exam draft legislation released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... and Ethics Authority released draft legislation for the adviser examination, including what it will cost to sit the assessment. Following consultation, FASEA has determined the exam will be a 3.5 hour supervised test comprising at least 64 multiple choice ...

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... $3.8 billion global equities fund mandates its investments to about six managers, who are reviewed periodically. "An assessment of the performance of quantitative managers determined that Acadian was no longer appropriate for the portfolio. It was determined ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2% inflation objective. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation ...

APRA unveils new prudential measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... Helen Rowell said: "These changes to the prudential framework set a higher bar for RSE licensees by requiring a robust assessment of the outcomes delivered for members to be reflected in their strategic and business planning." Part of the package includes ...

New Bill bolsters retirement income

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... strike a balance between encouraging the development of pooled lifetime income stream products, and ensuring that the assessment of pooled lifetime income streams is fair and reflects the value of the products, it said. Under the income test, the new ...

Aussie investors calm about next 12 months

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... buying opportunity and say they would invest more in a market correction. Investors appear to be taking a more pragmatic assessment of risk." More than half (58%) of Aussie investors said their country presents the best investment opportunities over ...

Social media reacts to final Royal Commission hearings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Josh Bornstein (@JoshBBornstein) November 27, 2018 The Australia Institute director Josh Bornstein was blunt in his assessment of the NAB chair Ken Henry's Royal Commission performance. Elliott says "speak up culture has been a challenge". They do ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... December 2018. No probs here. We've been warned about this several moons before. No probs, too, given the ECB's assessment: "Incoming data, while somewhat weaker than expected, remained overall consistent with the baseline scenario of an ongoing ...