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AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A former APRA general manager will chair the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' new Governance Code Monitoring Panel. Greg Brunner has been appointed to chair the panel that will oversee the Governance Code coming into effect on July 1 ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... assessments are also likely to vary," Rowell said. She also encouraged members to sign up to the Insurance in Super Working Group Code of Practice but said there was room for improvement including clearer definitions for disability insurance, tackling ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... students must pass three exam levels, meet four years of work experience requirements in the investment industry, commit to a code of ethics and become a member of the CFA Institute. Fewer than one-in-five candidates who begin the program will successfully ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... disqualified by ASIC. Robert Mark Taylor was disqualified for breaching auditor independence requirements outlined in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants by auditing his own fund. He also audited the fund of a close family member and ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... strong argument for it," he said. In the interim, Kendall said the FPA is working to determine how it will best monitor the code of ethics that FASEA is also tasked with designing. "There's going to be a requirement to sign up to a professional code ...

DomaCom increases financial planner exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... investments in client portfolio reports. Properties are segregated into separate sub-funds and issued with an APIR identifying code on the DomaCom platform which is then visible on XPLAN via the EPI data feed. DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis ...

ANZ adopts life insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
ANZ will be the first bank-owned retail superannuation fund to adopt the voluntary Insurance in Super Code of Practice. ANZ's Smart Choice Super, OnePath MasterFund, Retirement Portfolio Service and Oasis Superannuation MasterTrust will be covered by ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... trading," Dixon said. "There's a whole raft of things that are explicitly called out, but they're not limited to what's in the code itself. They're really about principles for internal governance and asset stewardship."

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... insurance premiums. In a separate initiative, AustralianSuper announced it has signed up to the Insurance in Superannuation Code of Practice and is implementing the code across its membership base. "AustralianSuper already exceeds many of the minimum ...

VanEck launches sustainable ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... shifting preferences for sustainable options. The VanEck Vectors MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF, to list under ticker code ESGI, will invest in international companies using in-depth sustainability criteria. The fund charges management fees ...