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WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... rejects the claims of financial impropriety and irregularity contained in the report. The report was published without prior inquiry to WiseTech." WiseTech founder and chief executive Richard White said: "Regardless of the noise and market disruption ...

ACCC to probe rate cut decisions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been directed by the government to immediately establish an inquiry into the behaviour of Australia's banks when it comes to passing on interest rate cuts. Announcing the inquiry on this morning ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... implementation and ongoing compliance costs which ultimately need to be paid by all or nearly all fund members. "Every inquiry takes the time and energy of the senior staff of funds. It would be good to get to a stage where that energy can be concentrated ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... very different." Anderson points out that during the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into the FOFA legislation grandfathering was not the subject of any debate. "A detailed understanding of the history of ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... communicate with members. The reprieve is five months more than the Senate Economics Legislation Committee recommended in its inquiry into the bill, which called for a delay from 1 October 2019 to December 1. Hume said the changes represented the government's ...

Australia investor friendly, not consumer friendly: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... of financial advice fees being charged without the provision of the relevant services have recently been the subject of inquiry... we have identified a range of industry practices in relation to trustee oversight, many of which fall below the standard ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... government's characterisation of the violent clashes between protesters and the police as "riots"; (4), a full independent inquiry into police responses and; (5) arrested protesters are unconditionally freed. Months of disruptions to everyday life ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Frydenberg push through numerous legislative reforms stemming from the banking Royal Commission and Productivity Commission inquiry into superannuation. This includes the proposed conduct accountability regime, single default account, advice fee deductions ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... directly to chief executive Matt Comyn, ensuring the bank is implementing the recommendations from the APRA's prudential inquiry report into governance, culture and accountability within CBA.

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... valuable contribution in policy to the SMSF Association and broader sector. He led the SMSFA's work on the Financial System Inquiry, the 2016 superannuation reforms, the establishment of FASEA and its educational and ethical standards, the Royal Commission ...

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Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year.

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) suffered $2.4 billion in net outflows over the last two months of 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products.

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN
The financial complaints authority is asking the industry for feedback on how it approaches issues and reaches decisions.

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services.

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