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More work to do on reportable situations compliance, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
Licensees are generally slow to report to ASIC because of deficient internal processes and poor monitoring of compliance with the reportable situations regime, a review found. Recent surveillance by ASIC found financial services and credit licensees ...

Praemium partners to bring structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Praemium inked a deal with Stropro, an alternative investment platform, to offer financial advisers improved access to structured products to better meet the evolving needs of their high-net-worth (HNW) clients. The agreement will bring advisers new ...

AMP completes advice licensees sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
AMP has finalised its divestment of three licensees and support service business to Entireti and AZ NGA as the new owners unveil a revamped leadership team. Some 950 advisers across AMP Financial Planning, Hillross, and Charter Financial Planning now ...

Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan faced the Senate Economics Committee today to answer questions around the super fund's claim handling delays, governance and payments made to the CFMEU. Cbus is facing legal action from the Australian Securities and Investments ...

ASX says CHESS Release 2 costs to hit $320m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... preparation and readiness activities following extensive stakeholder engagement," Lofthouse said. "Our technology modernisation program is part of our strategy to continue to build long term shareholder value. The new CHESS system we are implementing ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... we have seen a 53% reduction in long standing claims since August 2023." The fund expects the death claims remediation program will be substantially completed by the middle of next year and a dedicated team has been established to support affected beneficiaries. ...

Cbus confirms CFMEU nominations to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Cbus has confirmed Paddy Crumlin, Jason O'Mara and Lucy Weber have joined the board after satisfying a 'fit and proper persons test' as part of the ongoing independent review being conducted by Deloitte at the direction of APRA. The findings ...

ASX appoints interim chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
The ASX has named an interim replacement for Hamish Treleaven, who announced his intention to retire in September. Leanne McDougall has commenced as the interim chief risk officer, reporting directly to chief executive Helen Lofthouse. McDougall has ...

AustralianSuper well placed to achieve mega-scale ambitions: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... individual teams and capabilities. Following a period of rapid growth and impressive hires in support of its internalisation program, such as head of equities Mark Hargreaves, Morningstar said employee retention is now a watchpoint given some key departures ...

ASX files defence against ASIC proceedings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... solution and staging the implementation over two releases. "ASX has also established the CHESS Replacement Partnership Program to support continued industry participation in this critical project," Lofthouse said. "Our ongoing regulatory engagement with ...