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APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... report to APRA and ASIC separately. He highlighted that now is a good opportunity for ADIs to evolve their accountability framework. "And it is never too early for insurers and superannuation trustees to start reviewing and reflecting on their governance ...

Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... has a formal role in the review in respect of its life insurance work. "Specifically, our work on the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) review has been incorporated into the quality of advice review. We passed on our LIF review results and data to the independent ...

ASIC sues crypto fintech over unlicensed advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... crypto-assets may not fully appreciate the risks involved. ASIC supports the development of an effective regulatory framework covering crypto-assets to protect consumers and investors."

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) says its new sustainable growth fund has been designed to remove barriers to investing sustainably. The product, Thrive+, was developed after CFS commissioned a study of nearly 5000 Australians and found that of the respondents ...

Super is enabling private market democratisation: PGIM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... investing in illiquid assets is a lack of liquidity. They need to make sure that they have a sufficiently sophisticated framework for modelling and understanding, and stressing the liquidity needs of their portfolio," he said. "This kind of model can ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby BlackRock FMA will provide advisory support for designing an investment framework, with a goal of creating opportunities for both public and private investors to participate in the future reconstruction and ...

JANA names new principal consultants

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
JANA Investment Advisers has promoted four staff members to principal consultants, including Jo Leaper, its high-profile head of operational consulting. Leaper has aspired to this role since joining the asset consultant 12 years ago. "I am incredibly ...

Mercer recruits from Hostplus

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... February next year and be responsible for delivering the firm's strategic priorities as well as its risk and compliance framework. Brouwer has a career spanning over 15 years and has held a range of risk and compliance roles in the financial services ...

APRA proposes safeguards against risk events in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... Financial resources for risk events in superannuation, the regulator outlines that it intends to enhance the prudential framework to require RSE licensees to, ensure the board approves the amount held for the components, determine how the financial resources ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Insignia trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
The prudential regulator has placed additional conditions on Insignia Financial's RSE licence over governance and risk management issues, including delaying the transfer member benefits to other funds. The additional conditions apply to IOOF Investment ...