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AFA unveils main principles of code of conduct

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will prioritise the completion of the organisation's code of conduct after revealing the foundation principles of the document this morning at a roadshow in Sydney. The AFA expected to complete the code of ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
ASX-listed companies must work harder to understand what motivates the voting decisions of their major investors, a new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has argued. This call, part of a list of best practice principles and guidelines ...

Macquarie tight-lipped on EU details

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Macquarie Group said that the Macquarie Private Wealth enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is "on track," but refused to give more details about the process. An investor presentation made public ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... and follow up compliance. "Schemes need to address each and every disclosure element in each benchmark and disclosure principle fully," Tanzer said. "Where we find entities haven't satisfactorily addressed benchmarks or disclosure principles, we may ...

ASX200 companies 'poor' on gender diversity disclosure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Most ASX200 companies do not meet gender diversity reporting recommendations, a BlackRock review has found. BlackRock looked at the 2013 annual reports of companies included in the ASX200 stockmarket index and found that gender diversity reporting is ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Rehabilitation for employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. ...

FSI recognises the "powerful force" of tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... rapid changes in this area in a flexible manner. The interim report encouraged stakeholders to consider adopting "a principle of technology neutrality, for future regulation recognising the need for technology-specific regulation on an exceptions basis." ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) managing director Fiona Reynolds has met with the Australian Securities Exchange this week to urge them to sign up to the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative. The initiative, which aims to 'educate' exchanges ...

FSI zeroes in on vertical advice and retirement income

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... general advice as 'sales' and mandating that the term 'advice' can only be used in relation to personal advice. "The principle of consumers being able to access advice that helps them meet their financial needs is undermined by the existence of conflicted ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... effectiveness of mandatory disclosure as a tool for safeguarding the interests of consumers. Further, we have set down a principle that rejects the notion that disclosure and literacy, while important, are sufficient to deal with the knowledge gap between ...