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Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... Loane said. "The FSC looks forward to engaging with ASIC over the coming months to ensure industry has a disclosure framework that provides transparent, comparable information and promotes consumer trust and confidence in the financial services syste ...

AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... said. This means taking into account the intention and objectives of the code as a whole and the professional standards framework from which it is derived; the current legislative, regulatory and professional environment within which the code operates ...

New head of investments at MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... industry, including 17 years at MLC. "The Scenarios approach to investment management, MLC's Investment Futures Framework, was developed by Susan and has provided the philosophical and investment management foundations of our retail multi-asset portfolios ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... industry," she said. "Subdued growth rates reflect the impact of lower initial commissions due to the Life Insurance Framework that came into full effect in 2018, as well as a retreat from direct distribution models following the exposure of problems ...

Westpac faces 23 million breaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Westpac is facing 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws and counter terrorism laws. AUSTRAC has applied to the Federal Court seeking civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti Money ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... confidence in financial services recently. The new attitude incorporates three key attributes: strengthening the prudential framework, sharpening APRA's supervisory focus and sharing the regulator's insights to better inform industry and the public about ...

New advice groups detrimental to consumers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... service. And the sticking point - which we are going to have to struggle with is that in the US, the digital advice framework is based on all of your financial circumstances. "We have a lot of constraints here around doing that. We have constraints because ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... on to bust those myths, before slamming the industry for its rationalisation of failures. "It's not the legislative framework, it's not the tainted assets, it's not tax, it's not the regulator, it legally can't be the shareholder that is the obstacle ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... advantage is - whether or not a market correction occurs. This can be achieved by having a consistent, singular investment framework that allows advisers to execute across the entirety of their books efficiently and be able to do so with minimal lag ...

TCorp launches new bond

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... Trigona said: "With our intention to issue a Sustainability Bond this year, we engaged Sustainalytics to review our framework and they have cited it is credible, impactful and aligning with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2018. "In addition, EY has ...