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Rainmaker hires former CIFR chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... contribute to Financial Standard. Gallagher was most recently chief executive at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). He re-joined the Faculty of Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) in January 2017, which was recently ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Addressing the G20 Conference, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison praised robo-advice and called on other governments to begin considering investing in 'regtech'. Speaking in Wiesbaden, Germany, Morrison told delegates more must be done to evolve and ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The New Year will be crucial for simplifying regulation around offshore investment vehicles, according to Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane. Speaking to Financial Standard, Loane noted that corporate collective investment vehicles ...

In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... years ago, researchers suggest the industry is still feeling its way. In 2016 the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found there was no common practice or approach to super funds in-sourcing investments. However co-author of the CIFR ...

Advice from abroad

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
An expat, a father and lover of all things social, Brett Evans is not your average financial adviser. From an early age Evans knew finance was the right place for him and flourished in the uncertainty and challenge of each day. "I love the industry ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
ASIC is delivering specific licensing exemptions for eligible fintech businesses, in a move the regulator described as a world-first. Under ASIC's new class waivers, fintech businesses will be able to test certain services without having to hold an ...

Super disputes kept aside in Treasury review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
The superannuation industry backs Treasury's call to retain a separate external dispute resolution body. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the group welcomed Treasury's interim report of the financial ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... regulatory instrument, the report suggested, was some kind of incentive structure. "We've seen growth in soft, often self-regulation (i.e. codes, principles and guidance-based regulation). However, in some countries where you have a lack of demand from ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Financial advisers around the world remain optimistic about the future of their businesses despite facing a growing number of regulatory changes, according to a new study by Vanguard. Vanguard's 2016 Global Adviser Trends Survey gained insights from ...