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Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... deserve," Devine said. The roundtable, which also included financial content creator Queenie Tan and ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, highlighted a "significant transparency gap." Panellists discussed the need to improve access to information and tools ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Simone Constant did not hold back when addressing superannuation trustees at an industry event yesterday. Constant said the regulator expects much more from super funds in being transparent ...

ASIC proposes cash equity clearing and settlement rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... non-discriminatory basis with terms and conditions (including pricing) that are fair and reasonable." ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said it is moving quickly to develop and implement these rules, which require that, during the CHESS replacement program ...

Retirement Income Covenant still weak: APRA, ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... retirement. The follow-up survey released today again shows very little to no progress among super funds. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said: "Trustees have a pivotal role to play in improving retirement outcomes for their members, with approximately ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... Australasian Investor Relations Association event, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Simone Constant gave a stern warning to Australian superannuation funds. Constant said financial reporting of listed companies was ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant says the regulator's new report on exorbitant advice fee deductions is not a criticism of advisers, rather of trustees failing basic obligations, with more still needing to be done by the reviewed funds some 12 ...

ASIC slams funds' serious deficiencies over advice fee charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... help mitigate risks and protect superannuation members from real financial harm over the long-term," ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said. "ASIC is concerned about the potential impact on superannuation members, particularly amid evidence of balance ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... women, whose careers and superannuation balances often take a hit when they have children," WA industrial relations minister Simone McGurk said. "The retirement pay gap for women has been too wide for too long. This is a practical way to narrow the gap ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Members of the Wigmore Association family office network, including Mutual Trust head of investment solutions Simone Rouse, believe that the global economy will continue to expand in 2024, albeit at a slower pace than in 2023. The group's latest 2024 ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... where we were concerned the offers may be unfair, inappropriate or result in poor investor outcomes. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said: "Our more proactive approach to identifying and disrupting emerging risks and harms is in response to the rapid ...