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APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... strategy alongside the enforcement review that commenced in November after its enforcement methods came under sharp public scrutiny during the Royal Commission. The new strategy will see APRA adopt a "constructively tough" appetite to enforcement, and ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... "The Law Council is disappointed and concerned these 'world-first laws', which were rammed through in 24 hours without scrutiny and consultation, will have negative unintended consequences. "We now have a situation where important news can be censored ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... already taken steps to reduce the risks associated with LRBAs. APRA's lending standards have been strengthened and ASIC's scrutiny of responsible lending compliance has increased. Treasury said in a statement that the Financial Adviser Standards and ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... aggressive regulation, Silk said the superannuation industry can expect more intense political attention, sharpened media scrutiny, and higher member and community expectations. "We shouldn't complain about that greater scrutiny. When it's applied in ...

More advisers using ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... according to the report. "Advisers are facing unique business challenges as we head further into 2019, with increased scrutiny on the costs of advice, transparency and client best interest duties," Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "We predict ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... applies. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said companies with one woman director will continue to attract investor scrutiny until a reasonable gender balance is achieved.

New life insurer is RC good news story

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... adviser roadshow, Integrity Life managing director Chris Powell said the firm was well positioned to take advantage of the scrutiny placed on existing life insurers, by building a new entrant without the "legacy issues" many of its competitors face. ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... compliance solution, and was excited to implement it in Australia as financial institutions find themselves under more scrutiny than ever before. "Across the financial services industry organisations are looking to leverage technology to improve both ...

ASIC releases AFSL approval data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... AFSL...meet minimum standards to offer regulated services." "We help protect consumers by ensuring an appropriate level of scrutiny is applied to these applications." Day also encouraged prospective applicants and licensees intending to apply for variations ...

More consolidation to come: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... success or otherwise," Byres said. Ongoing consolidation in the super space isn't entirely due to greater regulatory scrutiny though; in the past 10 years, the number of APRA-regulated funds has more than halved. In June 2008 there was a total of 466 ...