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Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... and investment committees can operate without investment decision rights. This approach holds the investment team accountable and lets them take ownership of their decisions, the pair said. Editor's note: The journalist was a guest of Willis Towers W ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... officer and corporate affairs. "These initiatives are expected to deliver a better performing, more transparent and accountable business with recurring annual management fees exceeding fixed operating expenses from FY19," Morison said. In April, then-Blue ...

Brenner leaves AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... for the impact they have had on our customers, employees, advisers and shareholders," Brenner said. "As chair, I am accountable for governance. I have always sought to act in the best interests of the company and have been in discussions with the board ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... pretty obvious that the larger the organisation the harder it is to scrutinise the actions of individuals and hold them accountable on a daily basis. Banks and larger organisations will need to overhaul their advice departments to ensure they have totally ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... is a statutory provision?" McMaster said he did, and that the clause had been relied upon in the past to hold Dover accountable for such instances. He added that the clause has since been removed. Later in the same policy, Dover outlines that all investments ...

UK fund managers must improve fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... announcements are an important part of a package of measures that, combined, aim to achieve a fair, transparent, open and accountable market."

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... said. Matterson recently spoke to Financial Standard about the need for the Australian wealth industry to be held accountable for creating a raft of "very cheap, generic retirement income products based on a lot of averages." Matterson said Milliman ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... Consumer Protection Act and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), created in 2011, aim to hold agencies accountable and protect investors, CFR said. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said credit rating agencies "play an important role in ...

Government passes BEAR reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... the Senate yesterday. The legislation aims to incentivise good behaviour and ensure banks and individuals are held accountable for their actions if they fail to meet the expected standards. Under the regime, banks will be required to register all senior ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... terms of protecting clients from making financial mistakes, helping achieve goals effectively and keeping them more accountable. This is an extract of a news story first published in the latest issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article ...