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ASIC tackles platform industry

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... operators, ensuring they have adequate resources to conduct their financial services businesses, supported by appropriate corporate structures and compliance arrangements,," said Kell. In relation to FOFA and platforms, ASIC said it would be considering ...

Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees has queried aspects of the Financial Services Council's new policy requirements on corporate governance. The Financial Services Council (FSC) released its Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy last week, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... countries could affect investors' perceptions of the short to medium-term growth prospects for economies worldwide and corporate profits. On the local bourse at 1213 AEDT, in the resources sector, market heavyweight BHP Billiton improved 28 cents to ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... prospect for the current generation, but they offer potential to fast track the remedy of gender imbalance in senior corporate positions for subsequent generations. That was a key message derived from yesterday's Women Driving Change forum, organised ...

Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... industry funds with a 2 % hike putting total assets at $246.7 bn. Retail funds' assets grew by 1.6% to $358.1 bn, while corporate assets were down.7% to $53.5bn. The December quarter saw industry funds receive the highest total contributions at $6.6bn ...

Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... exposure is the fact that within one of the investment criteria we focus on, which is quality, we are very cognisant of corporate governance issues, so we have shied away from certain countries where we find that's an issue for us, like Korea, Thailand ...

Super funds still shunning women trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... sector super funds to have the highest proportion of women trustees at 29%, followed by industry funds with 21% and corporate funds with 15%. For trustee companies running retail funds, Rainmaker estimates less than 10% of their trustee directors are ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... before it collapsed in 2009. Godfrey, 68, has undertaken not to act as a trustee or as a responsible officer of a body corporate that is a trustee, investment manager or custodian of an APRA-regulated superannuation entity without obtaining APRA's prior ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... sit on the boards of super funds and the standards they adhere to. The new Financial Services Council's Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy will cover the independence of superannuation chairpersons and directors, the disclosure of remuneration ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... growing number of SMSF members who are looking for comprehensive cover at rates previously only offered to large industry, corporate and retail superannuation funds," said Mu. "As the SMSF sector continues to skyrocket, organisations are constantly looking ...