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ASIC releases RE compliance obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... management systems in place, and a process for identifying, assessing and managing such risks. Until now, responsible entities have not been provided specific guidance on what is required of them under the Act. The guide comes in light of investors experiencing ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... practice leader for cyber risk Fergus Brooks said many standard insurance policies available to the financial advice industry do not cover the many hidden risks associated with cyber technology. "The biggest risk to an advice business is damage to its ...

FPA pushes tax deductible incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... management or annual retainer fees should be tax deductible. Service fees for the preparation of an initial financial plan are not tax deductible, according to section 8.1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, which "acts as a disincentive for people ...

Gross and PIMCO settle dispute

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... countered that Gross' egregious misconduct, including abusive behaviour toward colleagues, would have justified his firing had he not resigned. In a joint statement, Gross and PIMCO called the settlement "amicable", with Gross adding: "PIMCO has always ...

Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... encounter the same fate - or at the very least, watered down by the Congress and/or the Senate. We can discuss the why's and why not's for each and every Trump-promised policy's approval but the fact remains that the US economy have been improving sans ...

SMSF investors shift gears

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees have high growth expectations for the next 12 months yet more than 50% have moved to more defensive asset allocations amid continuing market volatility, the latest statistics from AMP Capital show. AMP Capital's ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... on ensuring that all expenditure has a clear purpose or objective, with appropriate assessment and monitoring of whether or not that expenditure has achieved the intended objectives and appropriate outcomes for members." Rowell also spoke about the need ...

ASIC cancels AFSL licences

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... deputy chairman Peter Kell said. "Membership of an EDR scheme is also an important requirement for licensees and ASIC will not hesitate to act against those who fail to comply with their responsibilities." In addition to the cancellations, ASIC has suspended ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... arising from a number of recent allegations, parent company Westpac Group said in a statement. Westpac also confirmed Wild will not receive a bonus for this year or any special termination payments. "Clayton Utz undertook a comprehensive and independent ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... institutions surveyed currently use ETFs; 56% indicated they would be increasing this allocation. And of those institutions (45%) not using ETFs, over half said this would be changing soon. For the most part, institutions cited the efficiency of accessing ...