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Life insurers struggle with code compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... breaches and complaints. Not detecting and reporting issues limits an insurer's ability to effectively remedy situations and make improvements to operations."

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... advice laws, regulations, and ethical codes. Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said the variety of care options, rush to make immediate decisions, cost of advice, complicated fee structures, conflicts of interest, and raw emotions are just a few of ...

ETF market to soar 30%: State Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... ETFs as a tool to stabilise equity markets. In South Korea, ETF assets exceed US$50 billion. Australia and Hong Kong will make the first spot cryptocurrency available for institutional and retail investors. Globally, State Street predicts that ETF assets ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said LOGICs stood out due to how it invests and said it was a great opportunity to make the most of market conditions. "Rest is pleased to join Fidelity to launch the LOGICs fund as its cornerstone investor. ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The International Monetary Find (IMF) has raised concerns over the growing private credit market, which topped US$2.1 trillion in assets and committed capital globally last year. The private credit market, which specialises in non-bank financial institutions ...

Monochrome makes play to become a spot Bitcoin ETF in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Monochrome Asset Management has moved its bid for a spot Bitcoin ETF to Cboe from the ASX. The investment manager said Cboe is at the forefront of financial innovation, especially trade execution, which perfectly aligns with its ambition to expand its ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... broaden its solutions. "Hejaz is proud to deliver a fresh and compliant approach to investing for Australian Muslims, which make up nearly one million people. This partnership with Openmarkets will be critical as we expand our financial solutions to ...

Super advice fee deductions compound red tape: JAWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... that enable superannuation funds to deduct financial advice fees will have the opposite effect of reducing red tape and can make advice even more unaffordable. Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024 ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... finance businesses had around NZ$2 billion of gross finance receivables. "Completing the Challenger Bank acquisition will make Heartland Bank the first New Zealand registered bank to acquire an Australian Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI)," ...

Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... Complaints Authority (AFCA). The complaints authority warned that members are bypassing super funds' IDR processes and instead make a beeline for AFCA, senior manager of superannuation Rhys Lloyd said. For claims delay cases that leapfrog to AFCA ...