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Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... disclosure. On the first few pages of the disclosure document there [needs to be information about] things like conflicts of interest and remuneration. This has to be disclosed but, at present, it doesn't say they have to be disclosed on page one or ...

Instinet launches Newport 3

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... technology services. Among other things, the platform is "entirely broker neutral", doing away with potential conflicts of interest and a narrower field of broker-dealers that clients can trade with. It also allows clients to customise the Instinet Execution ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... policyholders and owners. "Decisions relating to remuneration matters must be well founded and not influenced by conflicts of interest," said APRA executive member John Trowbridge said. "The risks associated with remuneration arrangements must be managed ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... that is not the issue. The real issue is how it works, what it is, what it should cost and what are the conflicts of interest." Advisers are currently thought to service between 10 and 30y per cent of consumers, most of whom are 'mass affluent' and high ...

Instinet makes a splash Down Under

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... the company's business model. It is a pure agency broker, which means it doesn't face the same potential conflicts of interest and risks that brokers with proprietary trading do. We don't have proprietary trading at Instinet and there's certainly been ...

Conflicts not all bad: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said that fighting for the elimination of conflicts of interest can be self-defeating. Instead, the peak interest group for not-for-profit super funds said having conflicts of interest may ...

Stakes rising fast at anti-adviser Parlie inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... that declined to be identified, list rafts of criticisms against the industry, in particular unresolved conflicts of interest and slow actions of regulators. But its not all plain sailing for the industry funds either as they have been singled out in ...

Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
A draft Prudential Practice Guide on conflicts of interest released by APRA has fired a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... standards, laws and trust provisions and monitoring the activities of experts and advisers to the funds. Conflicts of interest and prohibited transactions along with the preparation of an investment policy statement are also addressed. ASFA conducted ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... expensive conflict." Governance models also play a part in the divide. The research notes that the different way conflicts of interest between fund members and fund managers are structured in the two governance models. Stakeholder representation for ...