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RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... circumstances. The new law comes off the back of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne examining complex frameworks riddled with conflicts of interest. IOOF's complicated structure and poor governance over it, which has been under the watchful eye of APRA since ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... of recommending the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest. The Regulation of Auditing in Australia: Final Report, tabled in Parliament on November 11, made 10 recommendations on how ...

AAT affirms SMSF adviser ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld a ban imposed by ASIC on an SMSF adviser who failed to disclose significant conflicts of interest. In December 2019, Wayne Blazejczyk was banned by the regulator for five years after he was found to have failed to act ...

FASEA urged to clarify in-house product conflicts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... Code of Ethics leaves much to be desired. IMAP's main issue is with Standard 3, which seeks to eliminate conflicts of interest from financial advice. In the latest guidance, FASEA clarified that where advice is in the best interests of the client, safe ...

Nambawan Super board member resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
A member of Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super board as stepped down to avoid potential conflicts of interest after accepting a new role at a bank. Lesieli Taviri joined the super fund as a trustee director in 2014. She is the former chief executive ...

New property fund launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Trust to Eildon Capital. EDC said the change will eliminate all external fee payments and avoid perceived conflicts of interest which it says might exist within external management models.

FASEA releases more Code of Ethics guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... to ban particular forms of remuneration or determine which forms of remuneration will always give rise to conflicts of interest. "That said, you should remain open to the possibility that certain forms of remuneration will always fail to meet the requirements ...

Fund seeks to internalise management

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... scheduled for November 13. EDC said the change will eliminate all external fee payments and avoid perceived conflicts of interest which it says might exist within external management models. Dividend guidance (7% to 8% of the NAV), NAV existing directors ...

BlackRock clamps down on work romances

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... intimate relationships with anyone associated with the US$7.4 trillion asset manager, in a bid to crack down on conflicts of interest. BlackRock staff members were recently told to tell their superiors about romantic relationships with anyone connected ...

ASIC, IOSCO report on debt capital raisings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... that the management of risks associated with allocation of debt securities is essential; as is managing conflicts of interest and insuring information provided to investors is not misleading. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour recommended that "all licensees ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

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Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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