Inquiry Sees Better Paths for Super
Australia’s retirement system may be rated #2 in the world by the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, but the Financial System Inquiry thinks we can do much better still. Fair enough. The...
View ArticleWhat Murray has recommended on Australia’s regulatory architecture – not much
David Murray and his committee have put their energies into the urgent, the de-risking of Australia’s banks and the avoidance of the more obvious risks mounting in superannuation, but seem to have had...
View ArticleEvent Summary: Launch of ‘Financial Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Fact and...
On 16 June 2015, the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) launched its report ‘Financial Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Fact and Fiction’ at a breakfast event hosted by PwC in Sydney.
View ArticleAustralia and New Zealand Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee - 'Bail-In':...
The Australia-New Zealand Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (ANZSFRC), an independent group of senior finance academics, today released Statement No. 13. Today’s Statement addresses the topic of...
View ArticleNo Financial Claims Scheme Levy – A Good Decision
In this Financial Regulation Discussion Paper (FRDP), Professor Kevin Davis explains why the Government decision announced today to not impose an upfront fee on banks, based on insured deposits, to...
View ArticlePrivatising Public Information: The Sale of the ASIC Business Registers
The Federal Government has commenced the tender process for sale of the Business Registers currently operated by ASIC. The model of future operations implied in the call for registration of interest...
View ArticleABS radio interview: TPP and financial services
Interview with Michael Mackenzie, ABC Radio National (RN)We take it for granted that we can pay for most items these days using Paywave and BPay. We can get by without needing cash. But not all...
View ArticleTrends in the Australian small loan market (payday lending)
The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) has today released a report on the ‘payday lending’ market in Australia.
View ArticleACFS welcomes the Government response to the FSI
The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) welcomes the Federal Government’s response to the 44 recommendations as part of the Financial System Inquiry, which was chaired by former Commonwealth...
View ArticleACFS welcomes the Government response to the FSI
The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) welcomes the Federal Government’s response to the 44 recommendations as part of the Financial System Inquiry, which was chaired by former Commonwealth...
View ArticleACFS hosts roundtable with Ping An Asset Management
On Tuesday 24 November, ACFS hosted a roundtable with Ping An Asset Management Co. Ltd. (PAAMC) and a range of Australian fund managers, asset consultants and industry executives. PAAMC’s visit to...
View ArticleSeason Greetings from ACFS
On behalf of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies we wish everyone a wonderful, enjoyable and safe festive season as you share this time of year with family and friends. The Centre gratefully...
View ArticleSurvey: Integrated Reporting
Invitation to participate in a survey about Integrated Reporting We are seeking financial services sector employees (including investment, superannuation and funds management employees) to...
View ArticleACFS signs MOU with Indonesia's OJK Institute
On Thursday night, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation between ACFS and Indonesia's OJK Institute (an initiative of the Indonesian Financial Services Authority, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan)...
View ArticleThe Goldilocks question: How much economic growth is just right?
Interview with Richard Aedy, ABC Radio National (RN)Global economic growth is slowing, with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development now forecasting the world economy will expand by...
View ArticleACFS Commissioned Paper Series 2016: Call for Applications
ACFS is seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) from academics at affiliated universities* for the preparation of three commissioned papers on the topic of data access and availability in the financial...
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