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Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Red Marker - which was acquired by Kaplan earlier this year - are working together to empower organisations to be more proactive in identifying and remediating their own risk to minimise occurrences of poor and misleading advice reaching clients or being ...

IRESS enters regtech realm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
IRESS inked a $2 million strategic regtech partnership to assist financial services businesses improve compliance. The performance-linked investment in regtech and data analytics company Lucsan marks IRESS' first minority equity investment. The non-material ...

Underwriting expert joins ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... technical and practical. They can't just sit in their office shielded by administration staff. They need to be more proactive and accessible to advisers. As an industry we need to get better at facilitating open communication so advisers feel comfortable ...

Infocus buys influential advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... 1996. "I started Announcer as a way to help those families like my own, to take control of their financial lives through proactive budgeting and tackling the tough personal financial decisions. This acquisition represents the next chapter for Announcer ...

ASIC sets sights on IPO investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... requiring corrective disclosure from issuers on 134 occasions, making 56 interim stop orders and five final stop orders. Proactive steps currently being considered by ASIC to help better investor decision making include: engaging with stakeholders to ...

Aussie banks cleared of Wells Fargo-type conduct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
The corporate regulator has cleared eight Australian banks of any systemic misconduct involving illegal opening of accounts as seen at international firm Wells Fargo. The audits, undertaken by ASIC in December 2016 of the big four plus BOQ, Citibank ...

Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... customer and regulator expectations, enabling them to identify and appropriately resolve any concerns in a controlled, proactive manner. He warned that more Australians want greater control over their finances and are placing greater faith in their own ...

APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... strong capital position still needs to be complemented by sound governance and risk management within ADIs, and on-going proactive supervision by APRA," Byres said. APRA's finalised target follows the regulator expressing concerns regarding the banks' ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... back of declining bond yields and robust property fundamentals, the report said, highlighting the government has been proactive in encouraging institutional investors to invest in infrastructure. On a global scale, Macquarie Group ranked fifth out of ...

AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
AIA Australia has enhanced its life insurance offering with the launch of OneLife, aiming to help members achieve healthier lifestyles via its Vitality program. OneLife is an online community that can help improve health literacy and support members ...