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AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... the AGM last week that director fees from 2019 have reduced by 43%, adding that the remuneration committee continues to monitor fees and benchmark against peers. This is amidst AMP's aggressive simplification program which has been in play since ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... report isn't required." ASIC said the reporting obligations are an important "front line" information source for it to monitor possible misconduct. For example, the regulator said it uses information from some of the reports received to monitor 'phoenix' ...

'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... training or maintain records of training. Finally, Lanterne conceded it had insufficient human resources to enable it to monitor and supervise representatives and did not have an adequate IT infrastructure, cybersecurity management processes or the like ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... companies and pension funds may be forced to sell more liquid assets." The IMF has called for more vigilant regulation to monitor and assess risks in the private credit market. "Authorities should consider a more active supervisory and regulatory approach ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
In April the Bitcoin halving event will occur. This is when the amount of Bitcoin someone can mine from a Bitcoin block is halved, making the cryptocurrency more valuable. In anticipation of this event Australian investors have been stocking up on Bitcoin. ...

Advanced ETP portfolios come at higher cost, complexity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Investors can opt for a more advanced portfolio of exchange-traded products (ETPs), but this comes with increased fees and complexity. According to Rainmaker Information, constructing a balanced portfolio with intermediate ETPs, which target systemic ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... geographies. The changing global cost of capital and shifts in supply chains underscore the importance for investors to closely monitor their impact on high dividend-paying shares." Globally, 86% of companies either held or increased dividends, but large ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
Calls for a paid reproductive leave scheme are mounting, as Queensland Unions launches a campaign pushing for new entitlements including preventative health leave. It comes as the Senate investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The ...

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Professional and business development managers are growing increasingly dissatisfied in their current roles as many flagged their exit over the next three years, a new survey finds. A comprehensive analysis of professional development managers (PDM) ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
An extensive review of processes across superannuation trustees, financial advisers and advice licensees has found very little evidence that consumers are aware of how poorly Choice products they're in are performing, and that such underperformance ...