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Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... house outside the front door when it's up for auction." Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos put out a consultation paper on portfolio holdings disclosure in November last year. Sinodinos was stood aside before a decision was reached, and as yet ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... called on the regulator to go a step further to include education and training on ethics, as proposed in its Consultation Paper last year. "This has not been part of the standards before and represents an important step forward," Serhan said. "CFA Societies ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The federal government, with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the ...

British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... very different attitude to financial sector reform than does the Australian government, the British government consultation paper noted they would "introduce a new duty on pension providers and schemes to deliver this 'guidance guarantee' by April 2015." ...

ASIC drops planned MDA changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... accounts (MDAs) will not go ahead, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced. In a consultation paper released in March last year, ASIC put forward a lengthy proposal for tightening up the regulation of MDAs. Draft regulations ...

APRA issues draft group insurance PPG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... increasing claims rates. APRA said insurers have until 7 March 2014 to lodge submissions in relation to the consultation paper. They said they expect to release the final version of PPG in the second quarter of 2014.

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... most thorough requirements of its kind in the world. The industry super sector responded quickly to the to the consultation paper. In reference to super in industrial awards, Industry Super Australia stated: "Under the current arrangements, employers ...

SMSF trustees suffer "unacceptably poor advice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Australia (ISA) recently lodged a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper on "Advice on self-managed superannuation funds: Specific disclosure requirements and SMSF costs." Both organisations noted ...

Industry funds ask for specialised SMSF adviser training

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... Association (ISA) have lodged a joint submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Consultation Paper 212 on adviser training. "AIST and ISN believe that the knowledge requirements for SMSFs are different enough from APRA-regulated ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Industry bodies have welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper asking for better regulation for establishing and advising self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). "The announcement by ASIC today is consistent ...