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US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... continued silence? Could China be applying one of the precepts of its own son, Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'? "He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Australia's financial regulators do not want to oversee self managed super funds (SMSF) deliberately avoiding the question when asked at the FSC conference whether they should or would if given an opportunity to do so. "We don't want to regulate SMSFs," ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The struggling life insurance industry should focus on developing simpler products if it wants to avoid a repeat of its recent woes, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Ian Laughlin. While acknowledging the industry ...

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... statement accompanying the RBA's August rate decision, governor Glenn Stevens maintained his familiar phrase that "the most prudent course is likely to be a period of stability in interest rates". Continued low interest rates were expected to help growth ...

Licensee under ASIC scrutiny after employing AAA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... take on representatives previously authorised under licensees that have been the subject of ASIC action to be especially prudent, recognising they may have been exposed to a less robust or non-compliant supervisory environment', ASIC deputy chairman ...

AIA reports 23% growth in new business

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... over the first half. "Our strong performance is the direct result of the consistent execution of our growth strategy, the prudent management of our balance sheet and the resilience of our portfolio of life insurance operations in diversified markets ...

New Investors Mutual LIC gets rating and platform approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Securities. Investors Mutual's founder and investment director Anton Tagliaferro said: "QVE provides investors with a prudent vehicle to diversify their portfolios, and there has been strong uptake since the offer period opened. It is a well-known fact ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray spoke at the National Press Club following the release of the FSI interim report. "Thank you to the National Press Club for the interest you have shown in today's release of the interim report of ...

Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... Normalization", yup they're considering it but... it lest it spook the markets, add in "this topic was undertaken as part of prudent planning and did not imply that normalization would necessarily begin sometime soon". On ending re-investment policy ...

HOSTPLUS nearly ready for SMSF infra investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
HOSTPLUS' infrastructure investment option for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is ready to go, pending the approval of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the fund's chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has said. The option ...