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CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... misconduct compensation, pointing to the recent collapse of Dixon Advisory as an example. But he also agrees that the CSLR's scope falls short of regulating managed investment scheme collapses. "There are more than 1300 Australians whose complaints ...

Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... supportive chair. The report came up with six recommendations for improving the performance of boards: open a discussion to scope the future context; invite an independent review of existing capabilities, skills and traits; broaden the brief and search ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... loss, bearing the cost of misconduct, as we saw in the years leading up to the royal commission," he said. Limiting the scope of the CSLR to the financial advice and specific sub-sectors has also been widely slammed as advisers would bear a disproportionate ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Standards and Ethics Authority, describing it as a "bureaucracy that was averse to stakeholder engagement" and narrowed the scope of recognised qualifications. The association wants to see qualification pathways that are flexible, transparent, and easy ...

Life insurers to embrace risky assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... About three quarters (74%) will increase portfolio illiquidity. The majority (73%) of insurers also believe there is greater scope to add more risk. The firm's inaugural Insurer Investment Survey, which canvassed 90 insurers from 20 countries that included ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... The TCFD requests include disclosing board oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities, total direct and indirect scope 1 and 2 emissions and targets for reducing emissions. SSGA said that in 2022 it will launch a targeted engagement campaign ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... the draft, the review will also consider the role and bounds of advice that is considered scaled, intra-fund or limited in scope. Many other hot topics for the industry are on the table for review - including life commissions, annual renewal, safe harbour ...

ASIC sets out limited advice expectations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... advisers can use as a template. ASIC tells advisers to "use your professional judgement when identifying the subject matter and scope of the advice". When giving limited advice, ASIC said it should be very clear in the SOA what advice is provided and ...

BetaShares introduces suite of ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... important role in the adoption of ethical investment options," he said. "Our ethical SMAs will allow financial advisers greater scope to recommend market leading solutions to their clients as ethical options cement their place in investor portfolios." ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... prioritised climate action as part of their pandemic recovery plan. But they can vary considerably in terms of their timeframe, scope, and stated level of ambition," the report said. There are currently 128 asset managers with US$43 trillion in assets ...