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FSI to focus on the technology challenge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Technology change and the challenges it represents to businesses is one of the main items that the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) will be looking at over the next weeks. "Technology is a key theme," FSI chair David Murray said during a speech to the ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... interest when rating products are one of the reasons behind the failure of some funds. In a submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), the AIOFP said that the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation has not addressed "the core reasons" why ...

Super to engender securitisation 'rebirth': Brogden

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... other than a system to provide for Australians' retirement. He expressed concern that David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, recently mentioned the possibility of mandating investing.

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray said that the committee will focus on ageing, technology and innovation as drivers of change and at how these affect regulation, competition and consumer outcomes. Murray said that the committee ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... the Australian Industry Group will release its performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for April. Meanwhile, Financial System Inquiry head David Murray is slated to provide an update on the inquiry at an Australian Business Economists lunch. In equities ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
With the deadline now closed for submissions to the Financial System Inquiry, the first investigation into the sector in 16 years, Financial Standard investigates the big themes, the surprises and what has been missed amongst the more than 250 publicly ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... research was conducted in partnership with GfK and was presented as part of the organisation's submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The research featured a survey of about 1,000 adult Australians about attitudes towards current and future ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... Securities and Investments Commission might prove to be a wake-up call for the regulator. We also look at the Financial System Inquiry and what some of the major players have said in their submissions. We also speak to the Cbus chief executive David ...

Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... market, according to the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry. While there is near universal agreement that Australia needs more products that deal with longevity risk, CEPAR has ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... Jones-UBS Commodity Index Family to the Bloomberg Commodity Index Family. "Benchmarks are at the heart of the financial system, and benchmark independence is key to the transparency and efficiency of global financial markets," Bloomberg chief executive ...