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Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... with its competitors like JPMorgan Chase & Co. Goldman Sachs said the new reporting structure would achieve greater transparency for their clients. "The firm believes this new segment presentation, which is part of its ongoing commitment to organising ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... goalpost in order to hit its target, the Fed is sacrificing its credibility. Instead of its aim at providing greater transparency and clearer forward guidance to financial markets and economic agents, this "idea" if adopted only muddies the waters. For ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... the costs of regulation imposed on industry. "This suggests there is significant opportunity for APRA to improve transparency on the assessment of costs (and benefits) for proposed policy changes, and better communicate this process with APRA's stakeholders." ...

Culture index launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... exposed by the Hayne Royal Commission, a Melbourne-based startup has launched a standardised index creating culture transparency. The Workability Index (TWI) aims to provide companies with the capacity to measure and strengthen corporate culture and ...

BT Super announces new admin fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... published APRA "heat maps" will not reflect the new administration fees. "We strongly support measures to increase transparency for customers however, and we anticipate the benefits of the changes will materially impact how BT Super will be represented ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... infrastructure to support the governance and delivery of advice." Donat said clients will benefit from increased transparency, operating efficiencies and scale, lower costs, reduced risk and improved compliance outcomes. Donat noted a more complex regulatory ...

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... will increase accountability, support competition and lift overall industry standards in a shift towards greater transparency and scrutiny of the banking sector. The prudential regulator has pushed for all data from authorised deposit-taking institutions ...

AMP cuts ongoing advice agreements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... specific services to be provided. Those agreements will expire after 12 months. "Annual agreements will ensure optimum transparency in the relationship between clients and advisers, while simplifying administration and compliance for advisers," Wade ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... advice and advisers have sat two rounds of the new FASEA exams. "The Aussies are moving to be the frontrunners in transparency and ethics. The legislation has upset a lot of people but the intent is good that financial planning needs to move from making ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... outcomes," Lonsdale said. The APRA deputy chair also said the regulator would exercise the new approach with a level transparency unprecedented among global prudential regulation, which he hopes will help elevate GCRA issues in the minds of financial ...