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FASEA clears up code of ethics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... will be provided, the terms on which they will be provided and the records that will be made of the services, and the privacy and confidentiality arrangement applicable to them. In addition, advisers will be required to keep complete and accurate records ...

IOOF launches budgeting app

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... experience that provides the type of service they value most highly, while also meeting their expectations on security, privacy and convenience," he said. IOOF said it was partnering with Moneysoft to make fincentral available because it meets "so many ...

QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Open Banking regime which he says will force superannuation funds, and not just banks, to think about data protection and privacy in the future. "Rather than just interpreting [upcoming] legal and regulatory change for superannuation trustees, the new ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Sbriglio. On 24 July 2019, the FTC announced that Facebook agreed to pay a $5 billion penalty and establish a board-level privacy committee as well as a board nominating committee, but no individuals were held personally accountable. By joining the litigation ...

FASEA exam results spark debate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... assume (having not done it) that it will be a lot more in depth than the exam - which covered ethics, corporations law, privacy act and anti-money laundering requirements - could be," she said.

Beware tech firms in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... policy needs to build on a more comprehensive approach that draws on financial regulation, competition policy and data privacy regulation." Payment systems are the most common foray into financial services big tech companies are currently making - BIS ...

Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... the social and governance issues. Steadman said: "The specific issues resulting in these scores had to do with various privacy concerns, including a lack of transparency as to why Facebook collects and shares certain user information." Research conducted ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... remains inhibited by operational constraints, legacy systems, technological readiness, compliance issues and concerns of privacy and security. While the majority of insurtechs are now working with incumbent insurers, Parton said the focus should now ...

ATO demands crypto data

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... comply with tax and superannuation obligations. The collection of data under the new program will have to comply with the Privacy Act. DigitalX chief executive Leigh Travers commented on the ATO's announcement, saying: "One of the key drivers for ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Analytica scandal in early 2018. "Cambridge Analytica brought up a broad range of issues and raised a lot of concerns about privacy, manipulative advertising, mental health and even copyright issues," he said. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal ...