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ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... through including through more efficient regulation, facilitating innovation, and targeting regulatory and enforcement action to areas of greatest harm. In terms of its focus on unmet advice needs, ASIC will continue to engage with industry on the barriers ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Leadership Australia chief executive Suzi Finkelstein marked Equal Pay Day by pointing out that there is support in society for action on equal pay - only 15% of Australians deny that a pay gap exists. "However, despite the groundswell of support for ...

Zurich introduces gender affirmation leave

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... entitled to four weeks paid leave plus up to 12 months unpaid leave. Zurich will also implement personalised workplace action plans for transgender and gender diverse workers and provide access to support through its employee assistance program to ensure ...

Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... Maritime Super, Mercer, Suncorp, Toyota Super and TWUSUPER were highlighted as making commitments to improve by taking action on a shortcoming or identifying a merger opportunity. ( UPDATE: After this article was published Super Consumer Australia updated ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... they're just enforcing the rules as they are. My issue is that they're saying underperforming funds need to take action, but we've already taken action and we took it before the performance test was implemented." "From my point of view, there ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... toothless tiger that preferred to negotiate fines with big organisations over long lunches rather than pursue court or criminal action. Another fallout from ASIC's appearance at the Royal Commission led to deputy chair Peter Kell resigning after ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... reflecting my view that the contravening conduct was not at the lower spectrum of seriousness..." Over the course of the action, which was commenced in December 2019, NAB did admit to several of the breaches. Responding to the outcome, NAB group executive ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... through including through more efficient regulation, facilitating innovation, and targeting regulatory and enforcement action to areas of greatest harm. It plans to up the ante over poor product governance and design to mitigate the risk of harm to consumers ...

ASIC settlement hits E&P profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... non-cash impairment of goodwill in E&P Wealth, its costs of takeover defence against 360 Capital and costs of the ASIC action against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services which is soon to be settled for $8.2 million. Adjusted NPATA was $11.3 million ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... targets for 2040 and beyond. BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos and Origin Energy are among 15 companies that have set targets and an action plan to reduce Scope 3 emissions across their value chains. Meanwhile, AGL Energy, Ampol, BHP Group, Beach Energy, BlueScope ...