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Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... consistently ranked as one of the top private pension systems globally in terms of sustainability, adequacy and integrity. The review of the retirement income system is an opportunity to build on this great foundation," Fahy said. "ASFA is committed ...

Aviva restructures, plans new retirement focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Indonesia. It has reportedly offloaded its Hong Kong business to its partner, Hillhouse Capital. Aviva recently completed a review of its Singapore business which it has opted to retain, along with its Chinese operations. According to reports, the restructure ...

CommInsure enters guilty plea

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... the regulator in early October and is facing up to $1.8 million in penalties. No sentencing date has been set. ASIC's review of the sale of direct life insurance was launched in 2018, with the regulator finding that outbound telephone sales were more ...

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... strategy and decision-making process, including asset allocation and strategy reviews, as well as in the selection and review of our investment managers." Rest does not offer carbon neutral or sustainable investment options to members in the way that ...

ASIC calls out accountants

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... believe accountants provide "more compliant or better financial advice" than financial advisers. In its submission to the Review of the Tax Practitioners Board released by Treasury, the regulator said it does not believe accountants should be exempt ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... allowed him to continue advising while suspended. When Whereat fronted the commission, RI Advice had not yet completed the review of Doyle's client files and remediation. It had been assigned as a low priority task, the case study reads. Whereat ...

Macquarie to cut jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... group said the decision was in response to "structural changes" in the broader market after it conducted a strategic review of its business. According to Reuters, the bank has around 700 cash equities employees, with a source telling them the group is ...

IOOF to cut bonuses, pays Kelaher millions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... his chief executive role is the removal of a discretionary short-term incentive component." She added that following a review of the current remuneration framework at IOOF with independent input from KPMG there will be "significant" changes to the remuneration ...

Magellan active ETFs retain Zenith ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... financial year. ASIC first raised its concerns about internal market making last year in a reported that published its review of the ETF industry, saying non-transparent quoted funds may have larger spreads than transparent ones. "As the actual portfolio ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... look to list their products. In July, ASIC put a halt to new active ETFs with internal market making as it undertook a review of these arrangements, putting a stop to active managers who may have sought a listing. "It's fair to say that a number ...