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Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Ultimately stocks with poor ESG credentials will trade at a discount," McAuley said. "It starts with a philosophy and a framework to implement. Looking into the nuts and bolts can become quite complex, but having a clear understanding of the beliefs ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... Budget submission today, the SMSF Association said limited licensing should be phased out in favour of a customer-centric framework designed to raise standards and close gaps in advice. According to SMSFA chief executive John Maroney, the limited licensing ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... self-assessment report to review its key performance indicators (KPIs) set out within the Government's Regulator Performance Framework. The prudential regulator identified three areas where it could improve. "Overall, APRA considers it has met all six ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Lonsec's "disciplined and proven portfolio construction process" would strengthen its strategic asset allocation framework. "All ETFs included in the models must have a minimum 'Lonsec Recommended rating' and the model portfolio may include ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... of the issues alleged by AUSTRAC, APRA is aiming to ensure that fundamental deficiencies in Westpac's risk management framework are identified and addressed and that Westpac and those responsible are held accountable as appropriate." In addition, APRA ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Risk advisers will need to reduce their expenses by up to 25% to remain profitable as further Life Insurance Framework changes come into effect on January 1. New research commissioned by MLC Life shows commission-only financial advisers - particularly ...

ASIC lifts ban on new opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... "ASIC's current position is that, with the aforementioned controls in place, internal market making can be an appropriate framework to facilitate the trading of actively managed funds that do not disclose their full portfolio holdings daily on exchange ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... entities. "These structural changes provide IOOF's RSE licensees, now including OnePath and Oasis, with the necessary framework to operate independently within the IOOF group," APRA said. "They also enhance the RSE licensees' ability to comply with their ...

Culture index launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... time for this same rigor to be applied to the primary non-financial metric, corporate culture." The Workability Index framework will measure 10 dimensions of culture: risk culture, trust, future workforce, advocacy, community, wellbeing, leadership ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... scale up the intensity of its supervision in this area," he said. "Our intensified approach establishes a supervisory framework and methodology designed to strengthen the resilience of financial institutions by addressing, and ideally preventing, issues ...