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APRA self-assesses shortcomings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
APRA is taking stock of its effectiveness since the 2013 Stronger Super reforms and flagged more improvements lay ahead for the superannuation sector. In a new information paper published yesterday, APRA said it aims to undertake a post-implementation ...

Design and distribution law set to impact property funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... bring retail products to market." He questions whether two years is long enough to implement significant new compliance framework in the industry, especially when property fund managers already need to consider their compliance measures. The target market ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually. ACSI is calling for a corporate governance framework that will hold companies accountable for conduct that harms investors and the community. In line with this, ACSI believes companies ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... capabilities." The first step of the rollout has been completed, with McKinnon saying the NPP has rolled out an API framework to enable the utility of the platform's ISO20022 messages to be extended more broadly, as well as a cloud-based sandbox to allow ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... AFSL and Australian Credit Licence requirements when testing financial and credit products and services. It provides a framework for a 'regulatory sandbox' to allow businesses to test certain financial and credit products and services without meeting ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Zealand Parliament with 119 votes for, and just a single against. The fund said the Guardians' Responsible Investment Framework required decisions about ethical exclusions to consider New Zealand law. NZ Super said the Guardians worked with MSCI ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... on the fund conducted by the Auditor General, show the NAIF failed to implement a proper Protective Security Policy framework. As a result of board members were using non-official email accounts, sensitive information was stored on private servers and ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... analysis," the report reads. "As a result, we have recently built out an improved internal Governance Assessment rating framework covering our Australian companies. "This further analytical tool is designed to help us identify the type of oversight failings ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... bills and the setting of the Bank Bill Swap Rate in a way that was favourable to its rate set exposure. Hughes said "the framework was really complex" because the swap rate is not a financial product clearly covered under the Corporations Act. Court ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... investing. O'Connor said: "As a responsible investor today you can't just set and forget your investment, you need a framework to review your investments."