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JANA adds to consulting team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
JANA has invited operations specialist Sadru Karim to join its consulting team. In the new role, Karim will work on JANA's investment trusts and take on other implementation and operational consulting assignments. The recruit will work closely with ...

Advisers receive guidance on rights under FSCP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... There is no burden of proof on an adviser in a hearing situation, the guidance outlines, and the rules of evidence that apply in a court of law do not apply at a FSCP hearing. "A hearing by a sitting panel is an inquiry to determine the facts and help ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has examined the government's legislative agenda for super and given a policy update on the Quality of Advice Review. Firstly, following assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones' ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
A new resource released by the Office for Women will assist the financial services sector to understand how its financial products may be used in the financial abuse of women. The new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... affiliation of a super fund in assessing its annual performance. For this to occur, super fund trustees would be required to apply to the regulator for faith-based product status. Trustees must certify that the product uses a faith-based investment strategy ...

Equity Trustees in new technology partnerships

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... "We're pleased to be working with Nuj to ensure we make effective use of the newest developments in digital technologies and apply them to our purpose."

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... realistic to their individual funds, however the regulator will focus on guidance on key considerations a licensee should apply when developing scenarios. "APRA encourages RSE licensees to undertake a stress testing programme at least annually, with ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Hostplus has advocated for the employment of active management strategies to navigate difficult global markets. On the back of announcing it had delivered a positive 1.57% return for its members in its Balanced (MySuper) option for the financial year ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... forward in the ISA submission is that the clawback of commissions, when a product lapses in the first two years, does not apply to renewal (trail) commissions; the AFA called it a nonsensical suggestion. APRA data shows that there are 5.2 million Australians ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
The government's Treasury review into the operation of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is ...