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FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... the appropriate legal and institutional frameworks are developed to allow financial services providers "to act on and safeguard against incidence of elder financial abuse." The FSC also acknowledged the Australian Guardianship and Administrative Council ...

Hedge funds lack confidence in data security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... Investment Management Association shows 60% of hedge fund managers lack confidence in the ability of government bodies to safeguard fund data and information once it leaves their firm. The report - compiling the views of more than 100 hedge fund managers ...

ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... deficiencies; and the clear need to uphold the integrity of the SMSF system." ASIC Commissioner John Price said: "To safeguard the SMSF sector, ASIC will continue to use its power to disqualify approved SMSF auditors that don't perform their role adequately ...

Act now to ensure super sustainability: Cooper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... event in Sydney's Barangaroo, Cooper reiterated the looming impact of an ageing population and said now was the time to safeguard the sustainability of the super system. "Australia is facing an acute demographic shift rendering the current tax-payer ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016

Hyperion hard-closes flagship small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... relationship between funds under management and performance is well established. And that's another reason we have decided to safeguard future investment performance by taking a proactive approach to limiting assets under management now." The Small Growth ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
US industry groups have hit back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can ...

Wilson AM commits to Pledge 1% philanthropy movement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Wilson Asset Management has joined Pledge 1%, a global corporate philanthropy movement that commits to donating 1% of product, 1% of equity, or 1% of employee time to improve communities around the world. Speaking at the Nexus Australia Youth Summit ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
An agreed income goal for Australia's retirement system would solve issues around superannuation's taxes and default schemes, as well as its cost and efficiency. This is the view in a new discussion paper by the Committee for Sustainable Retirement ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
KPMG believes Treasury's policy consultation on tax incentives for early stage investors is unnecessarily restricted and argues unit trusts should also be eligible for the incentives. The firm's submission also raises concerns that investment into innovation ...