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New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... 229 Climate Change Financial Risks (CPG 229) and SPG 530. "Submissions noted that the current SPG 530, released in 2013, limited the consideration of ESG factors to the offering of ethical style investment options as part of the overall investment strategy," ...

OTC derivatives provider loses licence, executives banned

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... investigation uncovered concerning consumer losses from trading in CFDs, including a Sirius Financial investor, who had limited knowledge of the market, losing over $400,000 after being told CFDs were a safe investment." The investigation also found ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... rate rise came as expected and offered no change to its 50 basis point August guidance and 2.6% peak in November. Mutual Limited chief investment officer Scott Rundell was also left unsurprised by the RBA rate hike. Rundell said: "The tone of the (RBA) ...

Wealth industry on the cusp of evolution: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... competitive. "At the other end, the lower HNW and affluent segments have been undervalued and underinvested in, which has limited value creation at the industry level," the report said. 'Wealth managers are increasingly realising that they are leaving ...

AMP North caps fees to expand adviser footprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... administration fees as part of an effort to push further into the IFA market. The new cap, which applies to individual clients, has limited the administration fees charges to MyNorth investment accounts to $2000 per annum, a $400 reduction on the prior ...

Corporate fund to join Australian Retirement Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... Retirement Trust. The fund, also known as IPE Super, looks after retirement savings belonging to employees of Incitec Pivot Limited, an ASX-listed manufacturer of explosives, fertilisers and industrial chemicals. Towers Watson Superannuation is currently ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... regulator said first corporate directors will need to meet its requirements, and further stated that the company must be limited by shares; the sole director must be a public company that holds an Australian financial services licence (AFS) authorising ...

OMERS acquires model tower company

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... second Australian tower investment in the last two months. In May OMERS announced it would acquire 100% of TPG Telecom Limited's mobile tower and rooftop portfolio. OMERS senior managing director for Asia Pacific Christopher Curtain said the firm has ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... long-term policies and banning coercive retention techniques. In underwriting, among other changes family history will be limited to first degree blood relatives and new wording around consent will limit access to patients' clinical notes. Other new ...

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... involves pulling some "key levers", including better enabling the defining of the scope of advice, and specifically enabling limited scope advice. "Uncertainty about the ability to provide limited scope advice is a contributing factor in the low level ...