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Business registration to be updated

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... registry engagement with the government, helping SMEs to save time and money," Hume said. "The new system will improve transparency of publicly held company data by creating a single source of trusted and accessible business data that will provide efficient ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... be implemented that clearly outlines what marketing and communications materials to members should contain, namely transparency around "potentially better terms they could obtain".

APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... benchmarking. "More granular information on fund expenditure, including marketing and sponsorships, will provide greater transparency on how trustees spend their members' money," she said. "The new data collection also brings more consistency in key ...

Industry fund chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... other funds to the platform. We have built a complete solution that delivers efficiencies, improves compliance and transparency, and frees up fund managers and promoters to focus on growth and their members," he said. The merger is due to complete by ...

BetaShares targets HNW market with new role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... our HNW strategy. Globally, the HNW segment has been one of the largest adopters of ETFs due to their liquidity, transparency, delivery on stated outcomes and low costs," Harper said. "We are seeing the same trend in Australia, and BetaShares intends ...

ASIC bans adviser over dodgy super consolidation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... consumers. He charged fees for super consolidation - a service which is free through the ATO - on an ad hoc basis without transparency, fairness, or consistency. ASIC said Bhandari pressured consumers into signing super consolidation agreements over ...

AMP announces new managed portfolio partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... benefits of tailoring portfolios for their clients. "The nature of the managed portfolio structure also provides transparency for clients, giving them ownership of the underlying assets in the funds, with visibility of performance metrics through regular ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... explore those cases," he said. Some of the metrics Frontier will look at include how clients are treated in terms of transparency around communication and action following an adverse event, together with evidence of diversity, inclusion, and equality ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... changes we have now made invoke a minimum standard to the definitions of each exclusion to ensure consistency and transparency to our members. These definitions will be provided in our updated Investment guide." NGS Super is merging with Australian Catholic ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... ranked as among the best in the world for ESG reporting. It was the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ESG result for the bank may be surprising ...