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ABN AMRO Clearing pays $222k penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... Threshold requirement. This reflected ABN AMRO's block trade checklist at the time, which did not specify the need to check whether allocations for split orders were greater than or equal to the Minimum Value Threshold. The MDP also noted that ABN AMRO's ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... aren't introducing mechanisms that have unintended consequences." Questions included in the consultation paper include whether the use of actual return using strategic asset allocation affects risk-taking behaviour by super funds; does the current ...

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... the details of considerable payments from super funds to unions. He concluded that it's now up to the senate to decide whether it will stand for transparency and integrity in compulsory superannuation. Separately, Bragg wrote to the Freedom of Information ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... strategies of various forms are expected to hold up relatively well under inflationary conditions, the outcomes depend on whether central banks are able to engineer a soft landing," the report said. The report concluded while defensive strategies have ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... balance. "It's great to be able to deliver solid performance and to do it in a responsible way," he said. In terms of whether he expects a boost in membership because of the YourSuper positioning, Stockwell said: "Look, it all helps." Further, touching ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... to act efficiently, honestly and fairly when handling claims." Chester continued: "ASIC's latest review sought to test whether insurers were now entrenching good practices, especially with insurers now being subject to new claims handling obligations. ...

ASIC issues warning over brokers' high-risk offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... and make sure they understand the potential risks." She added that brokers making such claims should carefully consider whether they are in breach of financial services laws. Finally, ASIC reminded licensees to ensure they effectively monitor and supervise ...

Perth Mint faces AUSTRAC probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... leading to the need to appoint the auditor at Gold Corporation's expense. The outcome of the audit will determine whether AUSTRAC will take any further action. The audit will cover the entity's requirement to have an AML/CTF program and comply ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... However, as more funds fail or expect to fail the performance test, the drivers of mergers are changing and determining whether a merger is in members' best interests will become increasingly challenging. "Funds who fail the performance test and don't ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... a customer by quarantining information they hold about the customer for the purposes of giving advice. "It is doubtful whether such efforts are effective, but the changes I am thinking about would make it clear they are not available. It would mean that ...