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APRA hones in on post-retirement products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... really a problem that needs solving," she told the recent AFR conference. One problem, as backed by the Retirement Income Review, is that too many Australians die with the bulk of their wealth intact, which is then bequeathed to the next generation often ...

Treasurer announces FIRB, RBA appointments

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Treasury has announced new appointments to the Foreign Investment Review Board and the Reserve Bank of Australia Carolyn Kay has been appointed a part-time member of the Foreign Investment Review Board for a five-year term by the Morrison government ...

APRA questions trustees on financial resilience

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a discussion paper seeking information from superannuation trustees on their plans to maintain the financial resilience needed to protect members' best financial interests. APRA's prudential ...

AMP Capital retains management of AWOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... commitment of the real estate team, who deliver every day for AWOF unitholders, and follows a comprehensive and detailed review against peers, he added. Some of the assets in the AWOF portfolio include Quay Quarter and Angel Place, located in Sydney ...

ClearView, Manulife to launch retirement products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... ClearView divested its financial advice business to Centrepoint Alliance. It later announced it was undertaking a strategic review with a focus on maximising shareholder value. Elsewhere, ClearView launched a new suite of life insurance products that ...

ASIC reviews super calculators

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
ASIC is proposing to overhaul superannuation calculators and retirement estimates so that the tools complement the upcoming Retirement Income Covenant. Seeking industry feedback until 28 January 2022, the corporate regulator launched a consultation ...

ASIC launches remediation review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
A new ASIC review will force licensees to improve identifying remediation issues and rectify and compensate consumers sooner. The corporate watchdog launched a new consultation with the advice industry to ensure that AFS licensees act efficiently, honestly ...

APRA moves to force EISS Super merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... larger fund by 30 June 2022. It must also adopt better expenditure processes and greater board oversight of expenditure and review its expenditure and cease sponsorship arrangements and other arrangements that are not in members' best interests. ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Financial Standard understands BT is preparing to announce the sale of its superannuation business, with the group confirming changes are underway. Financial Standard understands several roles were made redundant yesterday, with more expected throughout ...

Link to provide due diligence information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... it is in their best interest in the medium to long term," he said. "As a shareholder in Link, we would suggest the board review the offer, but remain focused on its expected growth targets. Link enjoys a reasonably strong balance sheet and many brokers ...