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California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... while Apple has two female directors out of a total of nine, she said. While the California law may force some faster progress in female representation on US corporate boards, she said it's unclear how much it may move the needle globally. "Similar mandates ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Economics' Eurozone composite PMI declined to a reading of 51.2 in December from 52.7 in speed (50.0 level). Similarly, the progress achieved with regards to inflation in late 2018 has reversed. Eurozone HICP inflation slowed to 1.6% in December 2018 ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress as it attempts to address governance issues raised publicly by APRA on 7 December 2018. On top of the reviewer's quarterly ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
Raiz Invest received the green light to distribute products across south-east Asia. The ASX-listed firm announced it secured a licence to distribute mutual funds via subsidiary PT Raiz Invest Indonesia. Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Investors who firmly believe that fixed income is a safety net in times of market volatility - and followed through by ditching equities - have been well-rewarded for their efforts. Investors in Australia who switched to bonds at the end of October ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
New laws giving the ATO stronger powers to enforce superannuation guarantee obligations has progressed before the Senate. If the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures No.4) Bill 2018 is passed, the Commissioner of Taxation will be able to issue a written ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... to this end," IOOF said. "The matters concerning the licence conditions largely cover initiatives that are already in progress, or have been completed, in consultation with APRA." IOOF said it would continue to actively progress the agreed initiatives ...

APRA grilled over superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
APRA's handling of NAB and AMP fee for no service scandals were in the spotlight as chairman Wayne Byres was asked about the regulator's superannuation work in the final hours of the Royal Commission's public hearings. The prudential regulator reviewed ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
A new corporate health program trialled at AIA will allow the life insurer's staff to track their mental health progress. AIA employees are trialling a new corporate health program from mental health technology company Medibio, which allows the ...