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Labor takes aim at executive pay

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
The Federal Opposition has adopted a new party policy to force Commonwealth entities, including investment managers, to publish details of executive remuneration. Formally amending the rules surrounding executive remuneration, Labor will aim to ensure ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The lack of understanding and poor transparency around premium adjustment mechanisms have emerged as major concerns in the latest Insurance in Superannuation Working Group discussion paper. Greater disclosure on premium adjustment mechanisms should ...

Hollywood star supports FCA complaints campaign

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has enlisted the help of a Hollywood superstar to alert consumers affected by the decade-long payment protection insurance (PPI) scandal to make a formal complaint as soon as possible. A campaign featuring ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
Failure to address housing affordability issues could have long term national implications, with more Australians entering retirement without owning their home and low socioeconomic households forced out of cities, according to CEDA. In its latest report ...

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The corporate regulator has raised a number of "concerning trends" in the way some foreign companies are admitted on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX). In ASIC's review of NSX listing standards between July 2013 to August 2016, the regulator ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
Superannuation savings climbed 10% in 2016-17 to reach $2.3 trillion, with performance income accounting for almost all the flows, according to figures released by APRA this week. Within segments, not-for-profit (NFP) funds climbed 12% to $983 billion ...

Advisers searching for LRBA answers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Regulatory changes to limited recourse borrowing arrangements have been advisers' primary concern over the past quarter, according to BT Advice Technical research. Advisers' queries focused on two key issues: first, the proposal to combine outstanding ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
APRA is reducing the barriers for super funds to transfer members and merge or wind up products following industry consultation. The regulator's Prudential Practice Guide SPG 227 Successor Fund Transfers and Wind-ups (SPG 227) widens the definition ...

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Financial advisers who customise services at an individual personal level are not only more likely to win new clients but are perceived to be trusted advisers, according to an academic. Research shows while an adviser's expertise and reputation are ...

Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Investment managers and asset owners will face stricter reporting and transparency rules following the launch of Australia's first Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Standard. The Standard, administered by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...