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13 May 2014 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Australia facing highest compliance burden

A new Deloitte benchmarking report has found Australia has a "higher standard of regulation" than other countries when it comes to financial advice, ...

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Govt warned on Budget austerity

An overly austere federal Budget could end up delaying Australia’s economic recovery, warns a UK-based risk consultant. Speaking to InvestorDaily, ...

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CBA weighs in on corporate super debate

When it comes to corporate super advice, employers should be treated as wholesale clients for the purposes of the new conflicted remuneration ...

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Aussie corporate bonds failing to compete

Australian corporate bonds are failing to compete with syndicated term loans despite their lower pricing, according to consultancy service provider ...

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Ukraine crisis triggers global equities downgrade

Nikko Asset Management has reduced its overweight stance on global equities from overweight to neutral following the volatile geopolitical situation ...

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Business confidence remains steady

Business confidence has remained steady during April, with the Roy Morgan Business Confidence Survey indicating a slight increase in confidence from ...

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Disclosure not enough, admits ASIC

ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has spoken frankly about the ineffectiveness of the corporate watchdog’s reliance on disclosure. Speaking at the ...

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Investors warned on IPO 'landmines'

A majority of initial public offerings are launched with the intention of “dumping them on silly investors”, says Market Matters managing director ...

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Macquarie wins relief from Federal Court

The Federal Court has granted Macquarie Group relief from Corporations Act rules that render void transfers of shares to related entities

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Govt proposes thin capitalisation reforms

Treasury has released draft legislation that it says will prevent multinational corporations from allocating a disproportionate amount of debt to ...

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