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ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... board, and what the board is and isn't interested in has ramifications through an organization... boards need to stay alert to 'red flags' like inconsistencies, and decisions that clash with stated values. Board members might be 'hands off', but I do ...

AIA and AdviserLogic partnership to benefit advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Life insurer AIA Australia has unveiled a new risk-specific data feed to AdviserLogic to help financial advisers produce faster and more accurate client information for administering life insurance policies. The new data feeds aim to help reduce time ...

Indigenous super event expands to Melbourne

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
First Nations Foundation has expanded its Big Super Day Out, an event which focuses on Indigenous superannuation, to Melbourne for the first time. The Big Super Day out is a free Indigenous community event designed to encourage First Australians to ...

Retirees can't rely on "mediocre" large-caps: Montgomery

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
A portfolio of conventional blue chip stocks will only ever provide mediocre long-term returns given the constraints these companies are under, according to Montgomery Investment Management chair Roger Montgomery. In his new "Earning or Yearning?" whitepaper ...

Investors must adapt to capital light era

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
By 2030 financial services providers and investors will need to adapt to a world requiring lower funding for smaller scale investments in comparison with Australia's recent mining boom. This is one of several views held by ANZ in its Servicing Australia's ...

AAT reduces adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has varied a decision by ASIC to ban a financial adviser for three years. Upon reviewing ASIC's decision, the AAT decided to reduce Atish Prasad's ban from three years to 18 months. Prasad was initially banned ...

PIMCO announces global layoffs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
PIMCO's executive committee has announced multiple layoffs at the company as part of a worldwide restructure. In an internal memo to staff, chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, chief executive Doug Hodges and president Jay Jacobs said they had, "taken ...

Zurich appoints COO in major insurance restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Zurich has appointed a chief operating officer and announced a major realignment of its global life and general insurance business lines. In a statement, Zurich said the move was part of a process to "move to a simpler, more customer-oriented structure ...

Queensland super funds become public offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper will have their membership open to the general public from 30 June 2017, following legislation introduced in the state's parliament last week. Announcing the legislative amendments on Thursday ...

ASIC and Singapore regulator sign co-op agreement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
ASIC and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a co-operative agreement to facilitate regulatory harmony between the two countries. The new Innovation Functions Co-operation Agreement is designed to give fintech companies in Australia ...