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Regulatory changes stifling innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
The increasing role of regulators and ongoing regulatory upheaval is stifling innovation in the superannuation industry, according to research by BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The research paper ...

Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
Superannuation industry stakeholders are most concerned about "increasing government tinkering and regulation," a survey by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and BNP Paribas revealed. "Over 40% of respondents think regulatory ...

BNP becomes First Super custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Industry fund First Super has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian, replacing NAB Asset Servicing. The $2 billion fund chose BNP because of its "suite of reporting, risk management and analytics [which will] enable the trust to meet ...

BNP Paribas pinches senior JPM custody exec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services has poached J.P. Morgan's custody and fund services head of product. David Braga will join the company as head of Australia and New Zealand in mid-May. He has 25 years' experience in the financial services ...

More Australians to invest in China

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Australian investors are expected to take advantage of China's liberalising capital markets following Australia's inclusion in the Renminbi (RMB) Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The RQFII gives foreign institutional investors ...

NAS loses another super fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has lost another super fund client, with TWUSUPER switching custodians to BNP Paribas Securities Services. The $3.9 billion fund is the latest in a string of super funds, including QSuper, Sunsuper and Cbus, to take their business ...

BNP Paribas top custodian for client satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
BNP Paribas has emerged as the top Australian custodian when it comes to client satisfaction, beating the likes of Citi, J.P. Morgan and NAB Asset Servicing (NAS), in the Global Custodian Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey 2014. The survey asked the ...

BNP Paribas names acting head of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Ian Perkins as acting head, Australia and New Zealand, following the sudden departure of managing director Peter Baker earlier this month. Perkins joined BNP Paribas in January 2014 as head of sales. Prior ...

BNP Paribas' Peter Baker moves to Mercer Sentinel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Former BNP Paribas Securities Services managing director Peter Baker has been appointed the new head of Mercer Sentinel's Pacific team. The announcement comes just days after Baker informed BNP Paribas that he would be leaving his post as managing director ...

Custodians make managers more accountable: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Super funds wondering whether to sack an underperforming fund manager are increasingly taking advantage of the deep look-through and risk analysis capabilities provided by their custodians. According to Madhu Gayer, BNP Paribas Securities Services head ...