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AFCA amends consumer compensation caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has revised the maximum amount consumers can claim for compensation. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum compensation amount a complainant can apply for is $1.263 million, which was previously $1.085 ...

Frontier Advisors to choreograph The Australian Ballet endowment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2023
Frontier Advisors is set to engineer the investment strategy for The Australian Ballet endowment. The asset consultant will lend its expertise in strategic asset allocation, manager research and selection, while also delivering performance reporting ...

Industry funds gear up for brand transformation post-merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... workplace sector." Meanwhile, Mine Super and TWUSUPER announced plans to provide more details early next year on their merger progress. In September, the funds cemented their commitment by signing a successor fund transfer deed and appointing Vasyl Nair ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... pricing decisions, marketing and disclosure, as well as product design, to deliver better consumer outcomes. "In monitoring progress, we will consider whether any regulatory action is needed if our expectations are not met," they said.

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... other positive duty conduct into workplace health and safety risk management frameworks. However, there has been slow progress in companies treating psychosocial hazards with the same priority as physical safety concerns. The research found disparity ...

Women still underrepresented in asset management roles: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... continue to be underrepresented in asset management roles and the funds management industry continues to work and report its progress toward achieving greater diversity in the sector," FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said. "Achieving greater diversity ...

APRA flags premium volatility in superannuation group life insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... through its normal supervision processes to ensure these expectations are met. Survey responses also suggested "minimal progress" regarding the availability and provision of data, with RSE licensees still having difficulty in acquiring member data from ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Financial advisers are feeling energised by private markets as fund managers pave the way to make opportunities accessible not only to sophisticated investors but also retail clients more than ever. Diversification, enhanced returns, and improved accessibility ...

New Zealand sovereign wealth fund appoints acting chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
The Guardians of New Zealand superannuation has appointed an acting chief executive for sovereign wealth fund, the New Zealand Super Fund. Paula Steed, general manager of strategy and shared services, will step in as acting chief executive of the $65 ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
IFM Investors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK government yesterday, formalising a $19 billion investment commitment for large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects intended to be deployed by 2027. The MoU, which ...