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Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Laughlin question whether directors' failure to understand their businesses enabled the misconduct uncovered by Commissioner Hayne's inquiry. While boards in the financial services industry have certainly changed in recent years, there is evidence "clearly ...

CFS adopts advice consent solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... for advisers and their clients," he said. The annual renewal obligation came into effect on July 1, as recommended by the Hayne Royal Commission. A client who does not renew an ongoing fee arrangement with their adviser for example, will terminate the ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... mandatory financial advice exam, including substantially increasing the cost of each sitting. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response-Better Advice) Bill 2021 exposure draft regulations released yesterday will see advisers sitting ...

APRA to mandate independent certifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... Royal Commission. In a letter to registrable superannuation entity licensees, APRA clarified its position on Commissioner Hayne's Recommendation 4.14. Hayne's recommendation affects all RSEs that engage a related party to provide group life insurance ...

Criminal charges filed against CBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... charges was revealed during the Royal Commission and is the subject of a case study in the final report from Commissioner Hayne. This is the second criminal prosecution under consumer protection provision s12DB of the ASIC Act (alleging false and misleading ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... it does it, and very few actually hand all of their voting powers to a single entity," she said. MP Andrew Leigh said the Hayne Royal Commission criticised ASIC for being slow to act on emerging issues. "I worry that on common ownership, [ASIC] is making ...

Former Macquarie chief to head ASIC, APRA regulator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... America Merrill Lynch (Australia). The government established the FRAA in response to recommendations 6.13 and 6.14 of the Hayne Royal Commission. Recommendation 6.13 is to subject APRA and ASIC to a capability review every four years while 6.14 is to ...

Funds will have to guide members on SRM, LTRM

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Can consumers, even informed ones, tell the difference between standard risk measure (SRM) and long-term risk measure (LTRM) labels? That's a question put to Chant West general manager Ian Fryer and Aware Super manager for actuarial practice Estelle ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The federal government is expecting ASIC to tone down its regulatory powers even though the Hayne Royal Commission exposed its ineffectiveness at enforcing corporate law. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg overnight released a new set of expectations ...

AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... buoyed by strong performances from AMP Bank and its stakes in Resolution Life and the China Pension Life Company. In the pre-Hayne Royal Commission days, AMP boasted a 2017 half-year NPAT of $533 million, while its share price traded over $5. AMP shares ...