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Van Eyk spin-off signs first major client

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... portfolio allocation. Most importantly, we sought a partner to build client friendly solutions within Sentry's compliance framework and assist advisers to deliver better, long term, sustainable returns for their clients," he said. The new consultancy ...

APRA releases group insurance best practice guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the final prudential practice guidelines providing guidance on good practices for insurers in relation to group insurance arrangements. The 12-page document, known as LPG 270, gives ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... APRA consultation paper notes, "Under SPS 220, an RSE licensee is responsible for ensuring that its risk management framework covers all material risks to its business operations, both financial and non-financial. An effective risk management framework ...

Government says no to CBA Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... improve the way it deals with whistleblowers. The government said that the report's recommendations relating to regulatory framework, including the role, objectives and funding of ASIC would be considered as part of its broader response to the Financial ...

AMP Capital wins large Australian equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... strategy run by the AMP Capital Fundamental Equities team. "The portfolio is actively managed under an unconstrained framework to take advantage of all market opportunities as they arise, based on the highest conviction ideas of the team," Pandit said. ...

ASIC demands last resort compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... industry." ASIC highlighted the "limitations" of the role that PI insurance plays in dispute resolution and the compensation framework in the financial services industry. "PI insurance is designed to protect AFS licensees against business risk, and not ...

AFA to lobby for MySuper opt in arrangement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... transition to their fund's MySuper option, but Fox demanded that they opt-into the transition. "We need to change the framework that says that rather than the fund sending a letter saying 'if you do nothing your money is moving and you might have different ...

Count launches new online tool

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... launched on 13 October, helps users to understand, and plan for, the steps required to make the transition to the licensed framework. It also allows accountants to plot these steps onto a timeline, taking into account anticipated busy periods where their ...

Active and passive funds are not mutually exclusive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... a more flexible and diversified portfolio," Oliver said. "Our research suggests that adopting a long-term, strategic framework governing the blending of active and passive, regardless of the economic cycle, is more productive than trying to flip from ...

EY appoints Oceania banking and capital markets leader

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
EY has appointed Melbourne partner Tim Dring to the role of Oceania banking and capital markets leader. Dring has over 20 years' experience in auditing and advising financial services organisations, with a strong emphasis on the retail banking and insurance ...