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Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... $5.8 trillion of assets under management signed the statement, wanting ASX100 firms to practice better due diligence, compliance and reporting across their business models. Of particular concern is the significant use of vulnerable workers, such as migrant ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... according to OPEC, a "conformity level of 95% in June 2020, the highest since the inception of the DoC (Declaration of Compliance) in January 2017, have helped support crude oil prices in the middle of this year. But that coincided with the re-opening ...

NAB Asset Servicing signs up to Charles River

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
NAB Asset Servicing has signed up to State-Street-owned Charles River Development for compliance monitoring, oversight and reporting. NAS will use Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to help institutional clients monitor a broad range ...

CountPlus adds former MLC practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... how the "best client outcomes can be achieved". "They also have a strong balance sheet and have invested in robust compliance and technology systems to enable us to better deliver quality advice to clients," he said. O'Toole is a former director ...

BT reduces wholesale fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... December 2020, it will no longer facilitate the payment of the OAF due to changes in law which result in increased compliance. "Investors will no longer be able to direct us to pay this fee from that date. If investors currently direct us to deduct and ...

Former advisers face huge fines

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... DirectMoney, Kawecki or entities associated with him invested $100,000 across 50 accounts in a move designed to facilitate compliance with ASX listing rules. Poidevin said in evidence that he was keeping in touch with his colleague Damien Rodr during ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... the skills in demand were in data (particularly investment data), project management, business analytics, risk and compliance, and investments (particularly asset class specialists). There is also strong demand for ESG and responsible investment professionals ...

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... we have incurred higher expenses due to increased resourcing to handle unprecedented COVID-19 demands and fixing our compliance issues," he said. "We have taken accountability for our mistakes and commenced a process of fundamental change, which has ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The responsible entity for some of Australia's largest funds has made changes to its compliance committee and appointed a new chair to its board. Equity Trustees has announced Glenn Sedgwick has joined the responsible entity compliance committee (RECC) ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... financial advisers with these qualifications to retrain in New Zealand would be expensive and may impose unnecessary compliance costs." In addition to holding the Australian qualifications, the FMA wants advisers to have at least 12 months' experience ...