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Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Commission reminded the public that it simply exists to conduct an inquiry and cannot resolve disputes, fix or award compensation, nor make orders requiring parties involved in a dispute to take, or not take, any particular action. The venue for the ...

SuperFriend launches employer engagement framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... providing wellbeing and support for all employees regardless of the cause of injury or illness and not limited to workers compensation claims, the report said. It noted the majority of employer engagement traditionally occurred at the on-claim stage ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... executives, with Oliver Wyman estimating it will take until 2048 for this number to reach 30%. "As part of this year's compensation cycle, we are making appropriate increases to help close the gaps for both women and US minorities. We will also adjust ...

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Gender Equality 100 Index. The index comprises 100 global companies selected on 19 diversity criteria, such as equal compensation and work-life balance, transparency and accountability, gender balance, and sustainability policies. The new product is ...

Australians raid super to pay for medical expenses

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... early release of superannuation on compassionate and severe financial hardship grounds, and for victims of crime compensation. Public submissions for the Treasury review into the early release of superannuation benefits close on February 12.

NAB refunds home loan customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... result of the mistake." The corporate regulator recently reported NAB was one of the big institutions that paid a huge compensation bill for charging ongoing advice fees, but failed to provide actual general or personal advice. AMP and the big four banks ...

Big 4, AMP fork out massive compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... that failed to provide actual general or personal advice. ASIC said this was in addition to the fees-for-no-service compensation figures identified in Report 499 in April 2017 to the tune of $155 million. According to the regulator, each institution ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... portfolio holdings of all managed funds and publish within 90 days, along with fund executives' age, tenure, and compensation structures. A 2015 Morningstar report ranked Australia equal last with South Africa out of 25 countries for transparency. Wickham ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... portfolio holdings of all managed funds and published within 90 days, along with fund executives' age, tenure, and compensation structures. A 2015 Morningstar report ranked Australia equal last with South Africa out of 25 countries for transparency. ...

ASIC needs tougher, direct powers: Taskforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... processes to address how a breach occurred but has not established an appropriate remediation program to assess whether compensation is payable to consumers affected by the breach," the Taskforce said. In identifying these issues, it recommended ASIC ...