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Consultum chief joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... Botte said of joining ASVWFS: "Most importantly, it was an opportunity to join a progressive, boutique AFSL with no legacy issues or anchors to the past by being technology, product and investment platform agnostic." He added that as executive director ...

ASX outage result of process failures, disagreement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... standards. We believed that the software was ready for go-live, as did our technology provider Nasdaq. Clearly there were issues, which was particularly disappointing given the significant progress we have made on resilience in recent years." "We acknowledge ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... because of the pandemic. "Given recent, high profile court cases brought against superannuation funds by their members on issues such as climate change, coupled with reforms like Your Future Your Super and other regulatory and industry pressures like ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... Representatives inquiry into concentration and common ownership in the Australian share market and would exacerbate the very issues which are the apparent cause of concern for this Inquiry," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Moreover, the industry ...

APRA expands life insurance data reporting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... data, APRA said this will generate greater consumer understanding and more informed public discussion of insurance-related issues. It will also promote better practices via comparability and peer reviews and facilitate analysis and understanding of trends ...

APRA issues guidance on lifecycle products for performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
APRA has issued guidance on how it will administer the Your Future, Your Super performance test for lifecycle MySuper options that make changes within the option or transition to a new option. The regulator has the power to make determinations on combining ...

ASIC outlines approach to reforms amid uncertainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... fairer outcomes for consumers and to strengthen the financial system. They will also provide ASIC with greater visibility of issues in the marketplace, allowing it to identify and address problems more quickly.

Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... Remediation costs totalled $575 million for the period, of which $326 million relates to historical aligned advice compensation issues, while $249 million relates to banking, wealth and other employee-related remediation. The bank is juggling a number ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... chance at longevity across generations, therefore protecting assets. Lesperance agreed with Morris that region-specific issues need to be a main consideration for family offices, given the global nature of many wealthy family's lifestyles. "World ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... pressure on fees, changing customer expectations and increasing regulatory requirements. It's important to address these issues by providing a highly-scalable, next-generation service to investors." Abrdn has not disclosed the sum of the transaction ...