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APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... purpose statement for Appointed Actuaries, implementing a clear actuarial advice framework, managing potential conflicts of interest, improving reporting requirements and simplifying prudential standards. "These proposals provide the necessary flexibility ...

FIIG appoints former Wallaby to senior QLD role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
FIIG Securities has appointed former Australian rugby international as its new state manager of Queensland. Mark Connors joins FIIG from Wilson HTM, where he was a private wealth senior investment advisor. Prior to that, he was a lawyer at MurphySchmidt ...

ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
On the minds of governments, regulators, boards, executives and customers, ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, heralded culture to be "the new black". Speaking at the Thomson Reuters 4th Annual Australian Regulatory Summit in Sydney, Medcraft said as a key ...

XTBs and SMAs a good match

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... critical part of any properly balanced portfolio, providing capital stability and regular income. "We are living in a low interest rate world, and in this context fixed income is arguably more important than ever. A 1% variation in income matters much ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... This should give the Bank of Korea (BOK) further scope to ease monetary. Earlier this month, the BOK unexpectedly cut interest rates to a new record low of 1.25% from 1.50%. Apart from falling exports and weakened domestic demand, the BOK also noted ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is calling for a fast-tracked limited partnership vehicle to encourage foreign investment into high-growth businesses. The limited partnership would be part of wider national policy that ...

Australian Unity fund begins ASX trading

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... from investors and their endorsement of the proposal to list the fund. "We have been very happy with the high level of interest from both institutional and retail investors to date. The IPO was well oversubscribed," Bryant said. "We developed the proposal ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... the year to April with the headline PCE at 1.1%. BOJ on hold The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no change in policy - interest rate at minus 0.1% and target expansion of monetary base at ¥80 trillion per annum -- the conclusion of its 16 June meeting. ...

AMP Capital determined to keep China fund open

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... Adam Tindall said: "As the responsible entity of AGF, AMP Capital has always acted and will continue to act in the best interest of all unitholders in the fund, not just those of a single investor regardless of its size. "During our exhaustive consultation ...

Crestone open for business after UBS deal completes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016