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Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
While the majority of members are not engaged with their superannuation, women are taking the lead and contributing more to their nest egg, new Vanguard Australia research suggests. Vanguard's 2019 How Australia Saves research, which analysed data on ...

AFA takes red pen to Hayne report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... released by the association this week, AFA general manager policy and professionalism Phil Anderson issued a pointed assessment of Commissioner Hayne's final report, saying it fails to acknowledge financial advisers working for the benefit of their client ...

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... remuneration standard will begin in the next quarter. The new standard will be "primarily focused on outcomes." Performance assessment will have to reflect consideration of all relevant contributions to performance, including risk management, Brennan ...

Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... Commission's final report on superannuation and competition in the Australian financial system, IMF's Financial Stability Assessment of Australia and APRA's own internal enforcement review. "The panel should to the extent relevant take into account practices ...

Amendments to retirement income law assent

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Parliament - strike a balance between encouraging the development of lifetime income stream products and ensuring that the assessment of lifetime income streams is fair and reflects the value of the products. The amendments also expands access to the ...

New life insurer is RC good news story

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... transparent for the adviser and, ultimately, their clients," he said. "For example, using our integrated quote and pre-assessment tool allows advisers to immediately see if a clients' health conditions or pastimes result in a loading or exclusion ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
APRA has outlined its policy focus for the remainder of the year following the Royal Commission. Releasing its annual policy priorities document this week, the prudential regulator said it would build on the work it began last year, while taking into ...

ASIC releases AFSL approval data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... had been withdrawn. During the same period, 12 AFSLs were suspended and 191 were cancelled. ASIC executive director, assessment and intelligence, Warren Day said: "ASIC's licensing function provides the first gateway to ensuring applicants seeking ...

ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... expects these investigations to result in a number of referrals to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions for assessment for criminal prosecution," the regulator confirmed. Work on the 11 specific referrals made in the final report to eight ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Australian ESG researcher CAER has been acquired by an international consultancy which specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian ...