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Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Continuing to push for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Parental Leave payments will also help, she added. "If we apply the collective intellect of the sector, business, civil society and government to the problems in our experience and expectations ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... 1984 imposes a civil penalty on an insurer that fails to act towards an insured with utmost good faith. The penalty did not apply at the time of the conduct that was the subject of ASIC's Federal Court action against TAL. However, ASIC considers that ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... to be amended to provide trustees permission to provide personal advice to members about their interests in a fund and to apply fund assets to meet the cost of providing such advice to members. She also recommends removing Section 99F of the SIS Act. ...

ASIC tells super trustees to improve TMDs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... financial products to meet the needs of consumers and to distribute their products in a more targeted manner. The obligations apply to Choice super products, which can only be acquired by consumers actively choosing their product. They don't apply ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... investment decisions for our more than 1.1 million members," he said. "Currently we have around four times as many men as women apply for investment roles, and we are actively championing initiatives, so our industry focuses on attracting women to front-line ...

ASIC capability review released

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... clarity and certainty, assess itself continually and identify opportunities for improvement, without compromising its role to apply and enforce the law," it said. The regulator responded by commenting that it welcomed the report and its chair Joe Longo ...

What's missing for advisers: Atchison Consultants

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
According to Atchison Consultants principal Kevin Toohey, financial advisers have a unique challenge in applying a passive, broad-based approach to constructing the defensive part of a client's portfolio. Referring to the composition of the Bloomberg ...

Tattarang invests in future of Australian healthcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... treatments and technology. "Tenmile is another demonstration of our focus in using capital as a force for good and will apply Tattarang's responsible investment framework, including backing female founded and led health businesses," Forrest said.

MSC Trustees adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... result of their appointments, MSC Trustees' board is now mostly independent directors. With this, MSC Trustees intends to apply to ASIC for a corporate collective investment vehicle (CCIV) authority. The CCIV regime came into effect on July 1. The composition ...

ASIC flags 'significant' IDR compliance issues at super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
An analysis of close to 50,000 complaints made to super funds has found some trustees are failing to adequately record and respond to member complaints. ASIC is currently undertaking surveillance of super funds' internal dispute resolution processes ...