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VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... VC and PE funding to play a much more dynamic role in the economy in Australia is why AVCAL is looking to the Financial System Inquiry to help map a pathway to enable the sector to better access sources of capital like the superannuation sector. "We ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) will argue to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that superannuation is now a mature contributor to the Australian economy and should be integrated into the nation's economy's macro management infrastructure. The ISA claim ...

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... the US that the financial regulator will impose uniform cybersecurity standards across firms operating in the financial system. Awareness of cybersecurity as a systemic threat has risen following realisation that the financial system and Wall Street ...

Westpac appoints deputy CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Westpac Group has created the role of deputy chief executive officer to address strategic issues such as the Financial System Inquiry and regulatory change. The current chief financial officer Phil Coffey will start in the new role of deputy chief executive ...

Regulators must enforce rules, not write them: Brogden

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... Brogden listed areas which the FSC believe the Murray inquiry should deal with, including global competitiveness, financial system users and federal budget sustainability. However, he gave most time to the role of superannuation in Australia's economy. ...

Lawyer questions legality of FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms could be deemed legally "invalid" and "susceptible to challenge in the courts" if they are pushed through via regulatory change rather than legislation, law firm Arnold ...

SunGard launches a faster STP processor

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
SunGard Financial Systems (SunGard) has announced the launch of a fully automated order processing and control solution for hedge fund managers, fund administrators and private equity firms. Asset Arena Data Connect, the new processing solution, has ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... access to an asset that is a cornerstone of many allocations around the globe," the analysts said. "The Murray Financial System review will no doubt look at the impediments to the development of the credit market in Australia."

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Fears that the amendments to the best interest duty of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will affect the quality of advice are "overplayed," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said. "Improving the best interest duty does help ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... financial space... and also we have concerns over Fed stimulus tapering, the impact that that may have on the US financial system." The big four banks all began weaker, with the Commonwealth down five cents at $75.42, ANZ 15 cents worse off at $30.88 ...