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Westpac enters into court enforceable undertaking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) review into Westpac's risk governance, both parties have agreed to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU). The CEU requires Westpac to develop an integrated plan that incorporates ...

Acadian reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... active Australian equities manager on the FirstChoice menu," Acadian said. Acadian said the reductions were an outcome of a review undertaken following its decision to bring wholesale distribution of the funds in-house at the start of the year. "Acadian's ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... "ASIC and the RBA have been in close contact with ASX during this period and will also be closely involved in ASX's review processes," the council said. "The Council noted that Chi-X's trading facilities were operational throughout the outages ...

New internal audit guide for finance sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
A new best-practice guide for the boards and internal auditors of superannuation funds, banks and financial service providers has been released. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has released The Better Practice Guide, which was developed with ...

Former Cbus chief takes prime role at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari, who is currently the interim chief of AMP Capital, as it conducts a portfolio review. "David is a highly regarded leader within our industry, and I'm pleased we have been able to appoint an executive of his ...

QSuper bets on new retirement product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... to go before launching. He did not divulge any details other than it "is looking quite promising." The Retirement Income Review found that a large gap exists in providing members advice and assistance in making better informed decisions in retirement ...

Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... schools have banned such programs in favour of financial lessons. Dollarmites came under fire in 2018 when ASIC began a review into school banking programs. In its preliminary findings, the regulator said there is "limited evidence" that such programs ...

APRA takes action against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... to the wider banking industry that breaches of prudential standards are not acceptable, he added. Meanwhile, APRA's review into Westpac's risk governance is ongoing. Commenced in December 2019, the review came on the back of AUSTRAC's allegations ...

Government backs disciplinary body in principle

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... new single disciplinary system for financial advisers providing tax advice "in principle" in response to the independent review of the Tax Practitioners Board. In announcing its support for the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 last ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... optional, granting homeowners the ability to pay an annual land tax instead. The proposal follows the release of the NSW Review of Federal Financial Relations, also known as the Thodey report, earlier this year, which found a land tax would be more efficient ...