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AustralianSuper PYS fee under scrutiny again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Financial Services Senator Andrew Bragg asked ASIC commissioner Danielle Press how ASIC's review into member communication about the fee increase. Bragg said the member communications indicated that legislative reform, designed to produce better ...

Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
At a time when many Australians are engaging directly with their superannuation fund for the first time, member satisfaction appears mixed, with two separate surveys producing some opposing views. That's according to the latest insights from Roy Morgan ...

Pension fund in divestment hoax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
Global climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion has come under fire after it posed as Sweden's largest pension fund and claimed it was divesting from all companies with operations in fossil fuels. On June 29 a website purporting to be that ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... response to the pandemic," he said. "As always, we encourage banks and insurers to maintain open and transparent communication with their customers about the support available to them if they're experiencing financial difficulty." Since the virus was ...

Managed accounts demand rises: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... said it was not unexpected that advice firms were proactive in seeking additional investment, research and client communication support during challenging times. "As market volatility spikes, and investors become more anxious about their portfolios ...

Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... in the materials, healthcare and energy sectors; the S score was significant mainly in the energy, utilities and communication services sectors." In the sectors where the S score was very important, that was found to relate to workers' safety and labour ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Year - Trade Zurich Product Launch of the Year RARE Infrastructure Public Relations Agency of the Year BlueChip Communication Social Media Campaign of the Year Australian Ethical Video Campaign of the Year BT Website of the Year Vanguard Australia

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
While other legislation and regulatory work was delayed as a result of COVID-19, ASIC was recently granted the power to receive intercepted information, such as tapped phone calls. ASIC cannot tap phones itself or obtain an interception warrant, however ...

Boutique to remediate clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... expenses in addition to the management fees disclosed in the PDS," the responsible entity Equity Trustees said in communication sent to investors. Alpha was to remedy the error by making a one-off adjustment in the funds' NAV in May. For clients ...

Renewed scrutiny for ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Bank chief executive James McPhee's appearance at the last committee hearing, Wilson asked about ME Bank's communication with ASIC on adjusting redraw balances on some home loans. Wilson then asked ASIC whether McPhee's representation of ...