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China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... subsequent restrictions by local authorities - raising the down payment requirement, limiting property purchases, setting minimum periods for resale of newly-purchased properties - have so far been ineffective.

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... their own internal research and life insurance APL processes, there is no industry standard on best practice principles or minimum requirements for developing a life insurance APL. The focus is also on having processes for 'off' APL recommendations to ...

HHV appoints coal company chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... following chair Paul Jensen's removal so it could comply with ASX listing standards, which stipulate a three-director minimum. He said he would step down from his position once a permanent replacement was found. HHV deputy chair David Groves, who retained ...

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... ongoing capital management strategy with the issue of a $40 million follow on bond. The issue was oversubscribed from the minimum issue size of $18 million. Completion of the $30 million issue takes the total amount of bonds issued by IMF through FIIG ...

Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... need of an application form at the time of commutation; Commutations from income streams not counting towards a pension's minimum drawdown requirement, and similarly it will not be possible to elect a pension payment to be taxed as a lump sum withdrawal ...

Industry model costing good advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... outcome," it said. The AFA is calling for discounts for advisers doing the right thing, capping of increased costs and a minimum five-year review. "The AFA recognises and is an active participant in measures to ensure the highest professional standards ...

Perennial Value launches microcap strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Berridge will manage the resources component of the portfolio. The Trust will hard close when it reaches $150 million, with minimum investment in the Trust standing at $25,000. Perennial currently manages around $8.7 billion in investments.

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... giving employers choice in selecting a default product for their employees, as long as the default product meets some minimum standards, while also simplifying choices for small and medium sized businesses. A fee-based auction and a multi-criteria tender ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Exchange Commission. The ETF will track an index of dollar-denominated bonds sold by US or Canadian companies that have minimum of one year to maturity and are rated BB+ by S&P, or Ba1 by Moody's or below. Issuers that have the lowest debt service and ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... investments in tobacco, cluster munitions, landmines, biological and chemical weapons manufacturers that do not meet the minimum ethical standards it requires. About $440 million of tobacco manufacturing-related equity and fixed income, and about $130 ...