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Industry dubious about one regulatory body: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The financial services industry is ambivalent about having one overarching regulator, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Asked if it was feasible to merge APRA and ASIC, Financial Standard' s readership was split. The structure of Australia's ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey ...

IOOF future uncertain: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The planned sale of ANZ Wealth to IOOF is under threat as a result of the uncompromising action of APRA. As such, Morningstar has placed the stock IOOF Holdings under review. Morningstar described the action brought against IOOF by APRA as a major hit ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The "mother of all eco stats" - the US employment report - has been released. But it was neither here nor there and by the looks of it, it didn't make an iota of a difference that the Fed will raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Actuaries have calculated mortality rates among Australians who use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate ...

Putting a price tag on clean investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Pension funds and asset managers are among those who could create $20 trillion in new wealth if the world economy transitions to zero carbon and zero waste policies, according to new research. Professor Martina Linnenluecke, who leads Macquarie University's ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

Impact investment manager grows board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
The deputy chair of ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel joined a $730 million impact fund manager as a guardian of purpose. Impact Investment Group (IIG) has welcomed legal and risk professional Cilla Boreham to the board of Impact Funds Management, which ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
APRA is seeking to impose license conditions on IOOF and disqualify several of the firm's executive leaders. In a media release this morning, APRA said it had commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. It seeks to disqualify five individuals ...

Aussie investors calm about next 12 months

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Seven in 10 Australian investors are confident about opportunities in the next 12 months, a sentiment that is more bullish than global counterparts. Research from Legg Mason polled 16,810 active direct investors globally, including 1000 Australians ...