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AFCA and CSLR sign MoU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... together to support a fair and efficient financial services sector. The MoU reflects the parties' intention to maintain a proactive, open, and collaborative relationship to effectively perform their respective functions as defined by legislation. It ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... 5.1 days outside of it, while death benefit claims average around 10 days. Guiamatsia emphasised the need for a more proactive approach saying that policyholders are clear in their desire for "more straightforward and prompt" claims processing. "A seamless ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Alphinity Investment Management (Alphinity) and CSIRO have released a responsible AI (RAI) framework and actionable toolkit to help investors navigate the accelerating AI opportunity. The Intersection of Responsible AI and ESG: A Framework for Investors ...

Income AM bolsters sales function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
ASX-listed bond broking firm Income Asset Management has hired a team of fixed income specialists from rival FIIG Securities. The six recruits will report to IAM's head of sales for capital markets Jenna Labib. The appointments come one year after ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... introduced in November 2021, have been an additional driver in this area. "Initiatives such as account stapling and proactive consolidation of small accounts by the ATO seek to boost further consolidation of accounts which will reduce the drag of unnecessary ...

iExtend finds interim arrangement to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... iExtend chief executive David Sarkis said the CAR, established with Ingenious Brokers, is "the next step in iExtend's proactive licensing journey". Securing the CAR arrangement is an important development in iExtend's journey as it demonstrates ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... make decisions, such as buying a new home or investment, if and when rates do change. "The best thing we can do is be proactive in this approach rather than waiting for the impacts of a rise and then working out the clients' options," Devlin said. ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's investments will now be led by two chief investment officers, one to oversee asset allocation and the other to execute on public and private investments. At the end of 2023, Ontario Teachers' chief investment officer ...

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... respond to sexual harassment and other positive duty conduct have improved since 2021, directors would like to see more proactive initiatives to prevent workplace sexual harassment and other positive duty conduct. The research found sexual harassment ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... may be unfair, inappropriate or result in poor investor outcomes. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said: "Our more proactive approach to identifying and disrupting emerging risks and harms is in response to the rapid pace of change we have observed ...