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Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... industry, such as accusing people of being 'anti-vaxxers', will help superannuation's cause," he said, in response to head of ASFA Martin Fahy's comments likening critics of the super system to anti-vaxxers. "The industry would be far ...

Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... Plato Investment Management has announced a $200 million entitlement offer for its fund, Plato Income Maximiser (PL8). In response to increasing investor demand for dividend payments as a replacement for their cash and fixed interest income, Plato will ...

ASIC to crack down on platform fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... obligations. This included requiring platforms to disclose how they prepare renewal notices, record and action client response and monitor and audit compliance with renewal notice obligations. The letter, which was sent in October 2018, requested platforms ...

Super fund GM resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... team during the past four years, providing great leadership and expertise." "Most recently, he led the fund's successful response to the Protecting Your Super package which led to tens of thousands of impacted members opting to retain their insurance." ...

CFS trims corporate super distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... employers," a CFS spokesperson said. "Member preferences for accessing our products and services are continuing to evolve. In response we're making significant investments in services they've told us are important to them, including an improved digital ...

Rural FM dupes investors: Short-seller

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... financial accounts undertaken by PwC. Bryant said EY has been called upon to further independently assess the accounts. In response, Bonitas commented: "RFF avoided all discussion about the specifics of its rental income, instead claiming that for competitive ...

Westpac fined over reporting failure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
APRA has handed Westpac the maximum financial penalty it can for failing to meet reporting obligations. Westpac and its subsidiaries St George Finance Holdings and Capital Finance Australia will pay more than $1.5 million after breaching requirements ...

On track: APRA reveals RC progress

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... report, with Hayne calling for regular capability reviews and information sharing "to the maximum extent practicable". In response, APRA said more formal arrangements for "inter-agency coordination" were being established between the two regulators ...

ANZ scraps individual bonuses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... the broader community." ANZ noted its redesigned remuneration structure was a key initiative it set out for itself in response to the Royal Commission's recommendations in February, and said staff still need to satisfy specific conduct and performance ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... products and threats to retroactively impose tariffs on US farm produce purchased after August 3 this year. China's response shouldn't come as a surprise for it is a natural progression to the escalating war on trade. What is surprising is that ...