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ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... its inclusion in the ongoing Retirement Income Review. According to Fahy, the review - which will release a consultation paper later this month - is an opportunity for the superannuation industry to move beyond the "rhetorical hyperbole and dysfunctional ...

Vanguard swoops on superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... after she stepped down to sit on the panel for the retirement income review, which is due to release a public consultation paper this month.

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... retirement incomes, was fiscally sustainable and provided appropriate incentives for self-provision in retirement. A consultation paper will be released in November, with a final report due to the government by June 2020. The review will aim to establish ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... and proprietary companies that are trustees of registrable superannuation entities. ASIC recently released Consultation Paper 321 Whistleblower policies, wanting such entities to focus on disclosures of information that qualify for protection - rather ...

ASIC to offer AFSL relief to overseas firms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... to professional investors to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence. The corporate regulator released consultation paper 315, which outlines its proposal to provide funds management relief by ensuring foreign providers of funds management services ...

PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... continuing and will not affect the PYSP requirements and amendments to Class Order 14/1252. ASIC is drafting Consultation Paper 308 in response to regulatory expert Darren McShane's review of RG97, and is currently reviewing submissions. A number ...

Name and shame super sectors: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... Complaints Authority to report which superannuation sectors are most complained about. In a submission to AFCA's consultation paper on proposed arrangements for comparative reporting of complaint data, the AIST said AFCA's proposal to include the number ...

Coalition to boost retail access to corporate bonds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... diversify into an asset class they currently have limited direct access to." The Government says it will release a consultation paper this year with the aim of informing a new legislative package. Robert says the legislation will simplify disclosure ...

Treasury proposes standardised default insurance definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... rather than complex terms, conditions and exclusions, which vary considerably between products," he wrote in the consultation paper. It may also improve the claims handling process and reduce the need for members to engage lawyers when making a claim. ...

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... Commission that financial service industry codes of conduct should be enforceable by ASIC. The Treasury released a consultation paper addressing this point from Hayne's report, outlining further regulatory power for ASIC. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...