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Advice complaints decelerate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... "Obviously if something goes wrong and it goes to AFCA, then we'll need to look at what happened and try to make an [assessment]. I think that'd be very hard to do without some sort of contemporaneous documentation." AFCA relies on written documentation ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
At the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... confidence in the ASX's ability to deliver the CHESS replacement and any other programs it undertakes. "More broadly an assessment of ASX's portfolio, program and project management frameworks against internationally recognised frameworks will ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South. The New Zealand based philanthropic trust holds more than $270 million and has provided financial ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... report. The directors' report must disclose information that shareholders would reasonably require to make an informed assessment of the entity's operations, financial position and business strategies, and prospects for future financial years, Hughes ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... current system is not able to deliver. I welcome today's Quality of Advice Review final report and agree with the assessment that high quality advice is not always comprehensive advice, rather it can also be advice that responds to the needs of consumers. ...

APRA outlines 2023 super priorities

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... planning, fund expenditure and unlisted asset valuation practices, as well as having plans to address deficiencies. "Assessment of trustees' progress will be a focus of APRA's entity supervision in 2023," it said. APRA will also assess how trustees are ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... "The IMF has provided a glowing report card for our budget and our economic plan," Chalmers said. "The independent assessment from the IMF backs our strategy to build a stronger, more inclusive and more resilient economy that can better withstand future ...

Regulation should be balanced: Levy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... "My recommendations don't reflect a synthesis of suggestions or recommendations by stakeholders; they reflect my assessment of what I think should be changed in the regulatory framework," Levy said. She hopes these changes will make it easier for ...

APRA slaps conditions on Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
The regulator has placed additional conditions on the trustee's RSE licence, flagging serious concerns with Diversa's ability to manage risks and deliver quality outcomes for members. APRA explained that the new conditions are designed to address ...