12/02/2014
Under the section, a principal cannot allow any individual to provide any type of financial advisory service on its behalf, unless the individual is an appointed representative or provisional representative in respect of that type of financial advisory se
12/01/2014
Simplified offer documents part of overhaul aimed at boosting literacy and confidence
12/01/2014
A month after the Abbott government unveiled details of a national public register to track financial planners amid a crisis of confidence following a series of scandals
12/01/2014
China yesterday issued draft regulations to introduce a bank deposit insurance system for the first time, the latest in a series of steps to fully liberalise interest rates and allow banks to compete on a wholly commercial basis.
11/28/2014
But central bank stress tests show they do not pose systemic danger
11/28/2014
The process, prompted by new rules, may see the UK insurer cutting or consolidating the number of funds on its platform.
11/28/2014
Australia's bank regulator is eyeing a jump in the number of owner occupiers taking out interest-only loans, as it mulls action to stop the housing market from overheating.
11/28/2014
The final guidelines on differentiated banks, spelled out by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday, has paved the way for India’s postal department to fulfill its long-cherished dream of wearing the hat of a banker.
11/28/2014
China's deposit insurance scheme is expected to use practices commonly adopted in other nations, such as limited compensation for depositors and differential insurance premium rates for commercial banks.
11/27/2014
The financial advice industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief at the Coalition's deal with Labor to permit the grandfathering of adviser commissions.
11/27/2014
On 31 October 2014, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission issued two new Class Order exemptions as well as an updated regulatory guide on employee incentive plans.
11/27/2014
Was China’s sovereign wealth fund poised to save U.S. taxpayers from the risk they took in bailing out American International Group Inc but then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson rebuffed the Chinese help?
11/27/2014
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised underwriters on the RMB800 million dim sum bond offering by Hong Kong Aviation Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Airlines International Holdings Limited.
11/27/2014
The rules are more specifically tailored for Islamic banks
11/27/2014
Some Hong Kong banks have started to cut yuan deposit rates in the wake of the launch of a long-awaited "stock connect" scheme that attracted only muted interest and less-than-expected demand for the Chinese currency.
11/27/2014
China said on Thursday that "domestic reasons" had caused Indonesia to delay joining a new infrastructure bank seen as an attempt by Beijing to rival Western-backed international development banks.
11/27/2014
Individuals can now get loans up to Rs 10 lakh from banks against their investment in long-term infrastructure bonds issued by same lenders
11/26/2014
Income-tax department raids Sahara offices
The Income Tax department has claimed to have seized Rs 135 crore in cash from the premises of Sahara group during its raids in Delhi and Noida in connection with alleged tax evasion charges.
11/26/2014
BOJ Governor Defends Easing Measures
Even adding the bank was ready to take further action if needed to achieve 2% inflation by around next year.
11/26/2014
The capital that banks are required to hold against risky asset