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Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... practice guidelines. In a submission to Treasury lodged on Monday, ABA chief executive Anna Bligh claimed the lack of a regulatory impact statement is in direct opposition to the Government's own guide to regulation, stating: "The Government has failed ...

ASIC releases RE compliance obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... maintain adequate risk management systems to avoid any adverse consequences for investors. ASIC's recently released regulatory guide - RG 259 Risk Management systems of responsible entities - provides responsible entities additional guidance in complying ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... the implementation of the new Accounting Standard AASB 1056 for superannuation entities, and rollout of ASIC Regulatory Guide 133 for managed investments and custodial services. The year also marked a movement to T+2 days settlement to improve efficiency ...

NAB aiding RG97 compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... regulatory products and services, was developed in order to meet new requirements imposed via reforms to ASIC's Regulatory Guide 97. The RG97 Reporting Suite assists users by collecting and calculating fees and costs on transactions and portfolios which ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... activity... Their key tool is disclosure, an indirect way of achieving any specific outcome." A far more effective regulatory instrument, the report suggested, was some kind of incentive structure. "We've seen growth in soft, often self-regulation (i.e. ...

Out-dated websites flag regulatory risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Financial planning practices must not ignore the regulatory risk of an outdated website and the implications it could have on their firm, according to YTML co-founder and chief executive Kevin Liao. Speaking with Financial Standard, Liao said there ...

BlackRock to combine insto and retail distribution teams

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... management positions BlackRock well to work with institutional clients and wealth practices alike, as they strive to meet regulatory guidelines, cope with a lower-return environment and help their clients achieve long term goals. "Jason has led a successful ...

Munchenberg to exit ABA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... leadership of the association. Steven helped the banking industry navigate through a rapidly changing political and regulatory environment in the wake of the global financial crisis and more recently as the industry has strived to better explain the ...

MDAs overhauled by new regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... terminated under new, long-awaited regulatory reforms released by ASIC yesterday. The regulator has made amendments to Regulatory Guide 179, the most significant being the removal of the regulated platform no-action letter. Providers offering MDAs under ...

NAB board member joins Platinum

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... range of clients in banking, property, private equity and wealth management sectors providing advice on financial and regulatory reporting, risk management, controls and compliance frameworks. The board of Platinum thanked Towers for her "invaluable ...