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Miscalculations delay remediation, more issues emerge: AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... case on its hands?" Wilkins simply responded: "Yes." In a statement today, AMP said it is investigating the provision of general advice to corporate super plans. "The matter relates predominantly to small to medium corporate super plans established pre-FOFA ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... first time in its history, the association will appoint an investor as its chair. Moving into the top role will be HESTA general manager, unlisted assets, Andrew Major. He is currently AVCAL's deputy chair and will replace outgoing chair Cameron ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... contribution given the contemporaneous accommodative ECB policies of asset purchases and lower interest rates plus, the general lift in the global economies back then. Still, it would be a good backstop (if necessary) to the end of QE before 2019 beg ...

Advice group rebuilds following regulatory headwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... afoot for the ASX-listed business, including an entry into funds management. Addressing the Spring Financial Group annual general meeting in Sydney this morning, managing director Keith Cullen said 2017 changes to superannuation rules and APRA policy ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... retirees and would disrupt the crucial 'tax neutrality' balance in the superannuation industry. SuperConcepts general manager of technical and education services Peter Burgess said the proposed pensioner guarantee does little to protect SMSF ...

Philanthropic foundation names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... advancing its vision," he said. Churcher is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the FPA. She was general manager of ipac South Australia until July 2017. More than $1 million has been contributed by the Future2 Foundation to ...

ClearView launches new business, reshuffles executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... chief operating officer of licensee solutions. Since March 2013, Seale has been the head of advice for ClearView/Matrix. General manager of group licensee Todd Kardash said LaVista's aim is not to tell advisers how to run their business, but to help ...

Frydenberg splashes $50m to pursue financial services crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... including additional civil cases when ASIC ramps up its own activity. Frydenberg added the Government asked the Attorney-General's department (ADG) to consider whether corporate crime should be added to the Federal Court's jurisdiction. If the ADG were ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... equity markets) in a tailspin - there's the tussle between Brussels and Italy and its proposed budget deficit and the general slowing in Eurozone economic activity, there's Brexit, and of course, there's Trump's trade war against China. ...