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Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... to implement a prohibition on these terms on life insurers through an appendix to the FSC's Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). It said the complexity here is that while the Life Insurance Code is mandatory for all group insurers, it is ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Fidelity International has bolstered its sustainable investing and ESG expertise with a hire from industry super fund HESTA. Daniela Jaramillo has been appointed as director, sustainable investing, based in Melbourne, in what is a newly created role ...

Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC stopped just short of praising fund managers on how they handled valuing illiquid assets at the height of COVID-19. ASIC found that the responsible entities of the funds were responsive to the increased valuation risks during ...

ROAR launches interactive SOA tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Financial planning technology firm ROAR Software has launched a Statement of Advice solution that comes with a human avatar. DynamicDocs, launched in partnership with customer engagement video software platform HumanableCX, converts Word-based SOAs ...

Asendium partners with regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Financial advice technology solution provider Asendium has added a risk and compliance feature via a new partnership with Fourth Line. Fourth Line will help advisers deliver risk and compliance reviews as part of their document preparation. The integration ...

Custody assets reach new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... member firms, tapping the right technology partnerships, and ongoing collaborative systemic focus on standards and common practice." Last month, ACSA announced Brown's resignation to pursue private business interests. ACSA chair Sally Surgeon is overseeing ...

Super fund member meetings under the spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... superannuation guarantee. As a result, ASIC expects improved practices across all super funds in three main areas. As good practice, they should provide clear information to members on how to submit questions prior to and during the meeting. "Under the ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... They are well known and respected among their peers, viewed as role models in the way they conduct their professional practice. They are also successful business owners, award-winners, policy influencers, mentors, and financial educators. To nominate ...

Former Millennium3 representatives cop ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... also failed to abide by Millennium3's compliance manual. Further, ASIC determined they did not supervise and monitor the practice or had a proper due diligence process when purchasing NCFS's client book. When NCFS took on new clients in May 2015, ASIC ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... annual opt-in. Wilson challenged his response, asking whether he believes that's the appropriate alignment process in practice and if he'd agree that an adviser should only be making money when their client is making money. "In the current environment ...