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FSC defends industry self-regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... life insurance code of conduct is "well underway" following the news that the issue will now be raised in the Senate's Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry. On March 8, Senator John Williams amended the inquiry to include a scrutiny of the life insurance ...

Senate to investigate life industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... examine the country's life insurance sector. With support from all sides of politics, Senator John Williams has amended the Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry's terms of reference to look at several aspects of the life insurance industry, including ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... continues to grow - underpinned by $2 trillion in superannuation - investment managers are increasing their level of scrutiny on ESG risks as a risk management process and a measure of a company's value. This is an important governance measure that will ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
The immediate need for a definition of superannuation to be enshrined in federal legislation is becoming clear as more ideas are floated about how to best use the savings pool. Western Australia Senator Chris Back has proposed that super could be used ...

Cbus Royal Commission findings impact industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... Lis-Con. Cbus chief executive David Atkin, along with former staff Lisa Zanatta and Maria Butera, are now all likely to face scrutiny from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over the information leak and possible breaches of ...

More CBA-aligned advisers under scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Client files of an additional 17 advisers at Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFPL) and Financial Wisdom (FWL) are to be reviewed for potential inclusion in a compensation program. This is the key finding in KordaMentha Forensic's second report on past ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... two-thirds of the trustee board, nor will it change successful investment strategies. What it will do is provide increased scrutiny and transparency," she said. The government will also "extend choice of fund arrangements to more employees under enterprise ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Former Open Advice Review assessment manager Russell Phillips alleged at the Senate Standing Committees on Economics Scrutiny of Financial Advice public hearing in Melbourne that the bank structured its compensation scheme so that refunds would be minimised. ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... long-term performance. "We're seeing more restraint from boards in the current AGM season, a sign that greater shareholder scrutiny and closer board oversight is making a difference," Davidson said. ACSI's best practice Governance Guidelines are updated ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... that lower tax concessions would provide a substantial revenue gain to the government." "It's our contention that more scrutiny is needed when looking at the numbers, as well as considering alternative estimates of the super tax concessions cost to government ...