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Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... "With the ability to interpret what is there it already provides us with what many are seeking from principles-based regulation. Let's get used to working with the Code of Ethics in conjunction with the spirit of the current legislation before we go ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... "longer burn", they are a "massive piece of work" that will drive better drafted and constructed pieces of law and regulation in the name of simplicity, he said. Additionally, Brown hopes to gain more clarity from AFCA to minimise complaint litigation ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... AFSL regulates financial products and remove the requirement to cover the provision of financial advice, while the regulation of financial products from financial advice should also be separated. "Broadly, the FPA agrees with the proposed structural ...

Link Group hires general manager for transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... solutions business Dee McGrath said the appointment will continue to enhance the member experience and address increasing regulation. "Jane is a great fit with our leadership's open and collaborative culture, and she also personifies our core values ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... - accountability, increasing benchmarking, collaboration, diversity and evolving risk frameworks - with increasing regulation in particular impacting behaviour with heightened sensitivity to cost and peers." Australia now sits in second place in terms ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...

SimCorp reappointed by BNP Paribas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
SimCorp has been reappointed by BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide investment accounting technology solutions to the custodian. The BNP Paribas group has been a SimCorp client since 2013 and uses SimCorp Dimension across its front-to-back investment ...

Quality of Advice must consider digital: Ignition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... in financial adviser numbers and a rise in the cost of advice delivery due to the cost of complying with increased regulation. The review will consider excessive compliance obligations, principles versus rules-based regulation, clarity of disclosure ...

Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... the end of 2020, Robeco estimated that US$11 billion of assets were held in gender equality-themed assets. Meanwhile, regulation has progressed faster for environmental investing than for social investing. For example, the EU Sustainable Taxonomy began ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... highlighted include improving custodial services, improving market cap and its positive impact on liquidity, improving regulation, increased options and the overall growth of decentralised finance. "Many cryptocurrencies have performed well since the ...