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Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... we call the HESTA impact." The move follows Blakey writing a letter to all companies in the ASX 200 in July last year, urging each to set specific targets and timeframes for the number of women positioned at senior executive level. Referring to HESTA's ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small enterprises to prepare for data breach reporting laws effective from February 22. Ombudsman Kate Carnell said this legislation ...

The next generation of adviser and client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... positive progression of female advisers and traditional business models. State Street Global Advisors' SPDR business is urging the global advice industry to adopt a more inclusive approach to solving the issue of gender inequality. This follows an SSGA ...

Super life code released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is urging superannuation trustees to sign up to its voluntary life insurance code of practice, which will come into effect 1 July 2018. To eschew account balance erosion, super trustees under the code will ...

Major banks overlooking elder abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... with many falling prey to perpetrators stealing money or forcing them to sign bank forms, he added. The advocacy group is urging to have dedicated and trained elder protection officers in branches for all customers over 65-years-old to minimise the risk ...

Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The SMSF Association is urging self-managed superannuation fund members to seek financial advice as to how the transfer balance cap may impact their pension in the event of their spouse's death. SMSFA head of technical Peter Hogan said under the new ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... crime has been siloed by designating specific persons to oversee anti-money laundering, bribery, sanctions, Waldren said, urging the regulators to take a more holistic approach. Johnson Winter and Slattery partner Robert Wyld agreed and said the "silo ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... guilty of misconduct, a review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is urging the Federal Government to give ASIC "stronger regulatory tools" to deal with misconduct that occurs in the corporate ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging the Senate to reject the Turnbull Government's proposal to mandate a governance model for superannuation funds and preserve the equal representation rule. In response to the Superannuation ...

Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Kaplan Professional is urging financial advisers and their licensees to embrace regtech solutions in the face of ASIC's recent crackdown on non-compliance. Kaplan and Red Marker - which was acquired by Kaplan earlier this year - are working together ...