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Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... to make sure they are doing a balanced review. And at times there is more of a political agenda." He went on: "We need to focus on our membership, deliver to our membership, and not having somebody else running different agendas through it." In its latest ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Australian Ethical is backing the global environmentally focused bonds market by investing in NAB's newly released NAB Climate Bond. The Climate Bond aims to raise at least $150 million for renewable energy facilities. Climate bonds - also known as ...

Oracle & OneVue develop Asia Pacific fund solution

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... OneVue's capabilities as a service provider. "Our offering can provide a flexible, functionally rich product to help clients focus on their core objectives of product innovation and customer centricity," Mckeage said. Oracle vice president and head of ...

FSI calls for tax relief to switch out of legacy products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The government should introduce a means to allow investors in out of date products to switch to new and improved products without being whacked with capital gains tax, the Financial System Inquiry has recommended in its final report. It is estimated ...

Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Superannuation fund boards should comprise a majority of independent directors including an independent chair, David Murray has recommended in the Financial System Inquiry final report. If the government implements this recommendation, it would represent ...

Make financial firms more accountable for products: FSI

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Making financial firms more accountable for the design and distribution of products and giving the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) increased powers to safeguard consumers were central recommendations in the final report of the ...

Murray calls for ASIC to have more money and power

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... effective, more adaptable and more accountable, with greater independence in some areas, such as funding" and would "increase the focus on competition and improve how regulations are made and reviewed." He also called for the establishment of a Financial ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... changes that not-for-profit fund lobby groups will resist at their reputational peril. Murray saying he wants to change the focus of superannuation away from wealth accumulation to retirement income is just as dramatic because not only will it undermine ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and provide ASIC with stronger regulatory tools. Strengthening the focus on competition in the financial system: Review the state of competition in the sector every three years, improve reporting ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... continue to form healthy relationships with the broader public via media, something we value deeply," Sharpe said. "A strong focus for the chapter under my leadership is to get the message out to the wider community in Western Australia of what financial ...