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VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... and Queensland," he said. "Also, the relaxing of social distancing restrictions and bringing forward of infrastructure projects may serve to boost recovery prospects of state and territory economies more generally."

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... advisers had faced FoFA reforms, the FASEA Code of Ethics, Royal Commission recommendations, ASIC Project 515 and "lookback" projects as a result of the fee for no service issue, he said. "Some of these reforms or projects have impacted the complexity ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... are saying this is a pause," Gordon said. "I'm trying to stay optimistic and the feedback from our clients is that the projects they had in place they are still committed to." Despite the pay cuts, he added, those working in financial services are certainly ...

ASIC demands compliance despite COVID-19

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... the crisis, with reviews of managed discretionary accounts and insurance in superannuation just two of several major projects set to be delayed. The regulator's new reality will see it pivot towards ensuring its regulated entities survive the winter. ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... effectively deal with the challenges of COVID-19. The corporate regulator has deferred several significant regulatory projects which were set to shake up financial services in 2020, including its reviews of managed discretionary accounts and insurance ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... advertising should be more focused on the long term benefits of super, the potential tax savings and the interesting projects they are investing in," Dalton said. As for what the future might hold for super as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls away, Dalton ...

ClearView promotes resilience

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... indirect claim impacts such as an educed economic downturn, asset value impacts, adverse impacts on the delivery of key projects and reduced sales, elevated lapses and the suspension of premiums. According to the wealth manager, its regulatory capital ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... "Twenty-two of Australia's biggest companies are dragging us in completely the wrong direction, pursuing new fossil fuel projects and business plans that spell the failure of the Paris Agreement. And they're using our retirement savings to do ...

APRA heat map update in doubt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... confirmed by APRA last week. However, the spokesperson said discussions were still ongoing within the regulator about which projects would be prioritised while it focuses on the health of regulated institutions. The spokesperson did not confirm whether ...

REITs resilient in face of virus: Principal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... turmoil, according to Principal. Janine Yoong, portfolio manager for Principal Global Investors in Australia said property projects such as shopping centres and apartment developments will not be immune to the global coronavirus outbreak, with impacts ...