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KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... Fourth Geneva Convention," KLP senior analyst Kiran Aziz said. Following a thorough assessment prompted by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights publishing a list of companies with activities related to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian ...

Westpac in fresh $87m remediation program

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... shares and receive a benefit that can be tax advantageous depending on the shareholder's circumstances. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said Westpac's failure to notify customers of corporate actions means customers may have missed out on various ...

Regulators warn trustees of super advice fee obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... in an effort to provide better protections for members against paying fees for no service. In recommendation 3.2, Commissioner Hayne suggested removing the ability for superannuation trustees to deduct advice fees (other than for intra-fund advice) from ...

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... will be "an evolution in sophistication" over time for both instruments. This first roundtable was hosted by ASIC commissioner Danielle Press and APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell. The chief executives in attendance included Aware Super's Deanne Stewart ...

AMP board adds former banking chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... director of ASX-listed investment company AMCIL and private health insurer GMHBA. In the public sector, Hirst was a commissioner on the federal government's National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board and a member of the Financial Sector Advisory ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... investee entities to disclose their approach to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. AHRC sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins said workplace sexual harassment costs the Australian economy an estimated $3.8 billion each year. "I welcome ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... director of AMP Asset Management and head of AMP Investments in New Zealand. The Australian Taxation Office deputy commissioner James O'Halloran received a public service medal for outstanding public service to superannuation reforms, and to the ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... operational risks associated with inadequate preparation," ASIC, APRA and the RBA said in a joint statement. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour added: "Firms should, as soon as practicable, stop the sale and issuance of LIBOR-referenced contracts that expire ...

ASIC increases short selling surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... said, noting that there is high risk that possessing such information could breach insider trading prohibitions. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said investors expect to transact in a fair and informed market. "When activist short sellers provide accurate ...

Forex CT cops $20 million fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... corporations disregard the law and their client obligations, ASIC will take action and the consequences can be severe," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. ASIC first initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Forex CT and Yoshai in July ...