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Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... portfolio with choice to exclude, or lock in asset features based on personal preferences. It also gives investors the transparency of direct investment, and offers the potential to "more effectively manage individual taxation requirements. Zurich head ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... Acuity show Australian retail investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously understood, with transparency and honesty rating as a top five factor for investors considering becoming shareholders of a company. According to the firm's ...

APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... stronger action earlier, clarifying when and how it will publicise the actions it takes. Outlining how it will increase transparency and take stronger action against misbehaving institutions, APRA has updatedits Enforcement Approach. The revised approach ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... help them make informed decisions about life insurance. With these numbers, MetLife has called for greater industry transparency and collaboration between super funds and life insurers to increase Australians' awareness and engagement. To facilitate ...

ASIC approves name and shame rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... services. The new rules will also highlight organisations doing the right thing, ASIC said. "It will also enhance transparency and accountability of firms' performance in complaints handling and of AFCA's own decision-making." The move is part of a broader ...

MLC transforms advice business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... savings pool grows. "We are determined to lead and support the industry in driving a new era of professionalism and transparency that drives better outcomes for clients," he said.

New super fund tests waters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... women who care about their retirement and want to improve their financial wellbeing. It also promises members more transparency and better ways to deal with their superannuation provider. While Super Life does not have a PDS as yet, it aims to invest ...

Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...

More scrutiny for super fund, insurance firm chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... said the government has asked the inquiry "to commence as soon as possible." "This inquiry will help provide further transparency to the public on the work financial institutions are undertaking to implement recommendations from the Royal Commission ...

Patersons launches first SMAs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... very good low-cost alternative for small balance clients, who are looking to get better performance whilst having transparency over their investments but at the same time may not be able to afford the annual costs that a full service financial planner ...