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Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... "until further notice". The long-awaited managed discretionary accounts policy review consultation paper won't see the light of day "until further notice", while the corporate regulator's review of compliance with changes to fees and costs disclosure ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
News that Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now opened for business saw Wall Street surge overnight, with the S&P 500 once again entering bull market territory. From its March 23 lows, the S&P 500 has surged 23%, signifying the end ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... provide cover and financial support to Australians as we face inevitable losses". "COVID-19 will pass and so we know there is light at the end of the tunnel; there is just no clear data at present to guide us as to how long and wide that tunnel might ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... professional practices maintain strong, sustainable business models set for long-term growth," he said. Members can sample a "light" version of the index online. FPA professional practices can access their custom FPA Ready Index dashboard via the association's ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... carefully at our domestic economic sovereignty," Morrison said. He added that the government has been considering visas in light of the crisis, but did not elaborate on that issue. "What the virus has done is push pause on the global economy. That has ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... going to create huge pressure on the system and potential costs to life," he said. "So, for me, this crisis actually sheds light on the need to build better resilience within systems to deal with these kinds of major systemic challenges, because the ...

Super funds must prioritise liquidity: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... securities lending arrangements. The directive follows the recent decision of UniSuper to halt the practice altogether in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, trustees are being urged to ensure the accuracy of unlisted and illiquid asset values. ...

Former Link Fund Solutions operations lead in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Securities Services Australia and New Zealand. Calastone chief executive Julien Hammerson recently provided a business update in light of COVID-19, saying that the company had moved to remote working from March 16. "In a further effort to support the ...

CHESS replacement delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... said the industry needed to focus on the challenges before it given the current environment of heightened volatility. "In light of recent events, ASX is replanning the implementation of the CHESS replacement system," Hiom said. "We are conscious of the ...

TAL reviews life distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
The major life insurer has confirmed several roles within its life insurance distribution team have been made redundant as a result of a restructure. A spokesperson for TAL has confirmed to Financial Standard that a recent review of its business units ...