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ATO backs SMSFs as strong retirement choice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner said he is focused on ensuring SMSFs remain a strong and credible retirement planning choice for Australians going forward. In an end of year message, assistant commissioner Justin Micale said as ...

Xinja ceases banking

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... already safely executing the return of customers' deposits, which will continue over the next few weeks. APRA will closely monitor Xinja's return of deposits to ensure that funds are returned in an orderly and timely manner. Xinja applied for its ADI ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The financial services and superannuation regulators have expressed their expectations to trustees on the new member outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC ...

ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... this raises questions about how fair group insurance is. The regulator wants to see trustees collect and analyse data to monitor and review member outcomes and assess whether needs are being met. Where low-value outcomes may be emerging, ASIC wants to ...

Design, distribution obligations guide released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... according to the objectives, financial situation and needs of the consumers. Product issuers also have an obligation to monitor financial outcomes and review products to ensure that consumers are receiving products that match their objectives. The principles-based ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... high, including with regard to the dynamics of the pandemic and the timing of vaccine roll-outs. "We will also continue to monitor developments in the exchange rate with regard to their possible implications for the medium-term inflation outlook. The ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
New research has revealed the true cost of a toxic chief executive to a company, indicating that poor culture from the top can permeate an entire organisation. The report, produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian ...

Iress scores dealer group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... servicing about 9000 clients. "Iress has enabled FYG to move towards an automated risk-based compliance model, allowing us to monitor all advice activity for key risks and using this as quantitative inputs to the file review and adviser audit process," ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... the policy changes in response to COVID-19 and said the path to recovery is likely to be "uneven" and will continue to monitor the treatment of customers in hardship as loan deferrals come to an end. "To date the transition has progressed relatively ...

Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... September, ASIC reviewed and subsequently imposed the stop order on the radio advertisements. ASIC said it is continuing to monitor the advertising and labelling of managed funds in the current economic environment.