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Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of Dow Chemicals Australia and its associated companies. When Dow was split into three companies this year, Dow ...

APRA announces new executive roles, organisational structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... designed to "better align" its organisational structure with the strategic objectives previously set out in its Corporate Plan for 2019 to 2023. The regulator said it will move to an industry-based supervision model, with separate supervisory divisions ...

CFS slashes trail commissions on some funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... final report made a recommendation against grandfathered commissions, which ASIC has listed as a priority in its corporate plan released this week.

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... corporate watchdog outlined its priorities for the advice sector between now and 2023 in its recently released Corporate Plan. One of its new priorities is to end grandfathered commissions with direction from Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. On a periodic ...

Board addition strengthens strategic relationship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Challenger has appointed a non-executive director from MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings as part of its expanded strategic relationship with the Japanese insurer. Masahiko Kobayashi joins the Challenger board as part of the strategic relationship which ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... work being conducted in the area of employers and superannuation since 2016. The corporate regulator's 2018-22 corporate plan outlines its intent to continue reviewing the practices of superannuation trustees, including the provision of advice, fee-for-no-service ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... accounts in 2019, which will involve scrutinising the financial advice provided in more detail. In its 2018-22 Corporate Plan, the corporate regulator announced a new project reviewing the practices of managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) and platforms ...

SuperConcepts chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
SuperConcepts chief executive Natasha Fenech announced she will step down in May 2019 after five years in the role. Fenech said she will take on another opportunity at a financial services firm as chief executive outside of the SMSF sector, but didn't ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... remuneration that incentivises what a good financial services company looks like. ASIC has detailed this in its corporate plan.

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... education sector to develop resources for primary, secondary and tertiary levels, as highlighted in its 2017-18 Corporate Plan. This includes developing learning modules and webinars aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers workforce. ...