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APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), it represents about 50 basis points. APRA said these new levels correspond with the FSI recommendation that Australia's major banks should match the capital levels of the top quartile of large internationally active ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There are tough first days on the job, and then there are those where you show up to the office having been handed the most significant reform package for your industry in 20 years. That was what faced Sally Loane when she took the reins at the Financial ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... allow APRA-approved MySuper funds to enter the default super sector. "The legislation is consistent with the FSI recommendation that individuals be allowed to choose their own superannuation fund," she said. "The Government should be applauded for working ...

FSI retirement response receives support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
Both Mercer and Challenger have backed the federal government's decision to support the development of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs). Announcing its response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) today, the government has accepted ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
The word governance only appears nine times in the Wallace report, but 48 times in the Murray report, and many more times than that in the Cooper report. "Everything gets blamed on poor governance," Herbert Smith Freehills and university lecturer Scott ...

Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... for Australian deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) will increase from 16% to at least 25%. It derived from the FSI recommendation that the regulator should "raise the average internal ratings-based (IRB) mortgage risk weight to narrow the difference between ...

Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... in its client-base. As a result of this, super fund trustees administered by AAS will be able to fulfil the FSI recommendation for a "comprehensive income product for retirement" option, which the FSI report states should include "a regular and stable ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... achieved and fees can be driven lower," she added. Complementing this, Loane said she strongly supported the FSI recommendation to facilitate all Australians being able to choose their superannuation fund. "Many people covered by enterprise agreements ...

Degrees don't ensure good financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The FSI recommendation for advisers to hold a "relevant tertiary degree" in order to raise minimum competency standards will not ensure good advice and may drive established advisers out of the system, according to Australian Institute of Company Directors ...

Actuaries Institute demands long term policy focus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... and political debate about superannuation, it is essential that the Government and politicians support the FSI recommendation to enshrine in legislation, the objectives of the superannuation system. "This will ensure that policy proposals that are put ...
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