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Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
ASIC has been forced to delay several major pieces of its regulatory workload in order to effectively deal with the challenges of COVID-19. The corporate regulator has deferred several significant regulatory projects which were set to shake up financial ...

Morningstar releases time saving tool amid crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Morningstar has released a digital tool that will help advisers reclaim time lost on administrative tasks, so they can focus instead on engaging new clients and growing revenue. Morningstar's financial planning software AdviserLogic will now feature ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Industry groups want the government to make fast, cheap financial advice possible for those impacted by the COVID-19 downturn - especially when it comes to early access to super. The Regulatory Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
APRA has asked superannuation funds to submit their in-house modelling on the magnitude of impact they are expecting from the Federal Government's special allowance for early release from superannuation. The prudential regulator asked superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... Morrison may have thrown the budget surplus under a bus but not a single Australian (even the married ones) has put him to task over this. Au contraire, the government's biggest ever stimulus package has economists chopping their forecasts GDP contraction ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... fail, we have far bigger problems." Medallion Financial Group managing director Michael Wayne said the banks have a difficult task ahead of them, with governance and risk management likely to suffer during this period of financial slowdown. "This all ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

ATO cracks down on HNWs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has announced it will be expanding its Tax Avoidance Taskforce and introducing a new program targeting high wealth private groups. The ATO said in the 2016-17 financial year high wealth individuals and groups avoided paying ...

Vanguard insto head jumps to super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Vanguard has appointed a new head of institutional, as the incumbent takes a role at a $105 billion industry superannuation fund. Matt Willis is joining First State Super as its head of business development, tasked with overseeing the fund's organic ...

Citi appoints head of investment partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Citi Australia has hired from Westpac to appoint a new head of investment partnerships, tasked with promoting its wealth management business. Keith Miranda was most recently Westpac's head of strategic initiatives, digital and marketing. Prior to this ...