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Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... outcomes. Directors overwhelmingly saw the positive duty as an opportunity to drive cultural change, rather than a compliance exercise. A majority - 70% - of directors said their organisation has set recruitment and promotion targets to achieve gender ...

AMP revamps Jigsaw Advice Solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... financial advisers. AMP has overhauled Jigsaw's offering, introducing an enhanced Essentials package. It already includes compliance support such as Responsible Manager training, education support, documentation templates, and other business solutions ...

'Significant deficiencies' lead APRA to act against NGS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... in April of this year at APRA's request following the attack. "The reviews identified deficiencies in NGS' compliance with Prudential Standard CPS 234 - Information Security (CPS 234), while the cyber incident involved a significant amount of ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... tranche legislation as it is currently drafted will have much impact on reducing unnecessary processes, paperwork, and compliance steps. "Rather than fixing the red tape to get consumer costs down, the government appears to be handing back to institutions ...

Nomura offshoot fined by ASIC disciplinary panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... "The MDP considered Instinet was negligent as it should have had procedures in place to prevent or detect possible non-compliance with the Rules applicable to crossing systems," the MDP said. Finally, Instinet was considered to have failed to update ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... business models, and product portfolios of various online trading providers to evaluate potential risks and verify their compliance with financial services legislation.

AMP adds to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... chief delivery and information officer, overseeing member operations, technology, and the execution of strategic and compliance initiatives. Leibel has also held senior executive roles with PwC and Telstra. "I am delighted to welcome Kathleen and Anna ...

Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... were no adverse financial impacts to fund investors. We take our commitment to investor transparency and regulatory compliance seriously, and our systems and processes were enhanced and updated after we discovered the errors." Several organisations such ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... citing concerns the existing moratorium is ineffective, negatively impacting medical research efforts, and a lack of compliance from insurers. The government's consultation paper, Use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting, is aimed ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... disclosure statements sent to customers were timely and accurate. "ASIC expects businesses to invest properly in their compliance systems. As today's outcome shows, if they fail to do so, they face significant penalties." Mercer has previously paid about ...