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Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... April 18 following five years at the post. He will stay at Sequoia as a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee. Larsen is the former chair of Odyssey Funds Management, leading the board between 2002 and 2009. He was previously on the ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... Debra Hazelton told the AGM last week that director fees from 2019 have reduced by 43%, adding that the remuneration committee continues to monitor fees and benchmark against peers. This is amidst AMP's aggressive simplification program which has ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... consultation is in response to feedback from industry associations, professional bodies, and the Parliamentary Joint Committee's recent recommendation on statutory reporting obligations, which advocated for a comprehensive review to assess if the current ...

FCA issues notices to Link Fund Solutions, Woodford

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... not the FCA's final decisions and both parties have the right to make representations to the Regulatory Decisions Committee. In the event that the FCA makes final decisions, it intends to make its findings public at the appropriate point, but it ...

Proxy advisors have 'undue influence': Jamie Dimon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... recommendations. The investment banking giant's enhancements will include "more portfolio manager participation in proxy committee decision making" and "diminished role of proxy advisor recommendations." By the end of 2024, J.P. Morgan Asset Management ...

Life insurers struggle with code compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... instances recorded, yet the body overseeing their conduct fears this is likely under-reported. The Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) saw another increase in the number of code breaches during 2022-23, rising 9% and amounting to 12,314. Four life ...

Senate Committee endorses Superannuation Objective Bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023, marking its likely enactment. The Committee urged Parliament to prioritise passing the bill in a report released last week because of ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... saying the new policy is designed to support a more inclusive workplace. Following consultation with its employee-led DEI Committee and reviewing statistics from the Diversity Council Australia and its own survey on employee benefits trends, MetLife ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... into the entire framework, worrying many fund managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will review the wholesale investor tests to determine if they are still relevant. According ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... warned iron ore prices and a softening labour market put a dent in how large it will be. Speaking at an event for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Chalmers said many of the big Budget announcements have already been made, including ...
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