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Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... 2014, to be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of their international peers over the medium- to long-term, as recommended by the FSI." A final response to the determination of "unquestionably strong" capital standards will require further consideration ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Investment Symposium." Rantall added that the journal is "a direct response to what both academics and practitioners have recommended through the FPA Financial Planning Education Council." The first edition of The Financial Planning Research Journal ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... any conflicts of interests," Loane said. An FSC statement said independent directors on superannuation boards were recommended by reviews under both Labor and Liberal governments with the Super System Review in 2009 and the Financial System Inquiry in ...

SG Hiscock ICE fund added to Asgard

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... said. Demand for the addition also came off the back of Lonsec upgrading its rating for the SGH ICE Fund to "Highly Recommended' earlier this year.

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... investors when using Australia-based fund managers, was passed through Parliament last night. The legislation was recommended by Mark Johnson in his 2009 review, Australia as a Financial Centre. It is designed to cover a wide range of offshore investor ...

La Trobe pooled mortgage fund rated by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
La Trobe Financial's Pooled Mortgage's Option (PMO) has been given a "Recommended" rating by Zenith Investment Partners. In the report, Zenith Analyst Dugald Higgins said: "The PMO's performance over the longer term has been robust, showing solid returns ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... full-time pre-retirement earnings. The submission is also in line with many other financial services groups who have recommended the encouragement of income streams at retirement over lump sum withdrawals. The submission adds that raising the level of ...

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... Managed Risk Global Share fund and the Sanlam Managed Risk Multi-Index High Growth Fund. All three have been given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec and are available on the CFS FirstChoice platform. They will be available on FirstWrap in June. SMSFs ...

Folkestone develops two Melbourne properties

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... nodes of commercial activity." In addition to the above, Folkestone's Maxim A-REIT Securities Fund has been awarded a Recommended rating from Atchison Consultants. Atchison found that the fund had "comfortably outperformed" a selected peer group over ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have recommended modifications to a proposed model on lifting educational, professional and ethical standards in the financial services industry. In their ...