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Review of ASIC kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
The review of ASIC's effectiveness is open and accepting submissions. The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) was established in response to recommendations 6.13 and 6.14 of the Royal Commission. It is tasked with reviewing and reporting ...

Industry fund cuts premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... disablement and takes into account the specific tasks required in the claimant's occupation. The Activities of Daily Living assessment in TPD has been criticised for years by consumer advocates, including Choice, and regulators as far too narrow. Under ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... since last December" and more importantly, while it acknowledges that "inflation remains elevated", it stuck to its assessment that this is transitory, while at the same time promising that, "the Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary ...

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... refer or act in any other manner where you have a conflict of interest or duty." The code requires advisers making an assessment of conflict to ensure that, before giving advice, they have met the ethical values and standards contained in the code and ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... nations and companies. The Net Zero Sovereign Index will provide sovereign debt investors with an independently verified assessment of the alignment of sovereign bonds with the Paris agreement. It comes after Ninety One released a white paper arguing ...

Future Fund hits $199 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... households, businesses and markets operate and how countries and economies interact. We are working hard to incorporate our assessment of these paradigm shifts into our decision-making over the long-term."

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... "They evolve over time, as directors come and go... Boards therefore need to have a long-term plan involving director assessment and skills/capabilities matching for the changing needs of the organisation." "In short, we are arguing that a board of directors ...

Ellerston to shutter Morphic ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... later this month as a result of dwindling funds under management. Investors were notified in December last year that an assessment of the fund's viability would take place this year, warning then that it may not be possible for the fund to continue ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The second iteration of environmental, social and governance investing will require a stronger level of authenticity, accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world ...

APRA proposes further unlisted valuation rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... reporting the performance of investment options to senior management and the board, super funds must now include an assessment of the sources of outperformance and underperformance relative to appropriate performance benchmarks. The revisions are in ...