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ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) openly says one of its strategic priorities is to continue to build out an investment supermarket. Already among the supermarket aisles are about 380 fund products with more than $200 billion in market capitalisation ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
Equip has appointed an executive with experience leading digital media and marketing ventures as its new member director. Pippa Leary started in the role on 17 July 2015. She is also chief executive officer of digital advertising company Apex Premium ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Vanguard Asia-Pacific head of investment strategy group, Jeffrey Johnson, said China is a market that is impossible for investors to ignore despite its economy continuing to slow. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Superannuation funds may have the opportunity to buy in to a $1.6 billion road project in Perth after the Western Australian transport minister announced plans to sell the income stream from tolls on heavy vehicles. Transport minister Dean Nalder told ...

Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Australia's big four banks have commented on APRA's announcement that it would increase capital adequacy requirements for residential mortgage exposures. APRA's change means that the risk weight on residential mortgage exposures for Australian deposit-taking ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
More competitors are expected to offer annuities should tax impediments around deferred lifetime annuities be removed in the impending financial services and tax reviews. CommInsure head of annuities, George Lytas, said the removal of that tax impediment ...

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
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) believes the country's major banks will need to increase capital adequacy ratios by at least 200 basis points to be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of international peers. In response ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...

VicSuper hires alternative investment specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
VicSuper is joining a wealth of superannuation funds increasing their allocation to alternative assets, and in doing so has appointed a new executive to its investment team. VicSuper recently increased its strategic allocation to alternative assets ...