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Pension fund backs Aussie insurance distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... HIBV and CDPQ to reinforce Greenstone's mission to bring innovative insurance products to Australian and New Zealand consumers," OTPP said. Greenstone chief executive Brenard Grobler said: "This significant commitment from Ontario Teachers' further validates ...

Tax agent banned for dishonesty

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... reputation of the tax profession at risk, the TPB will act firmly and swiftly," TPB chair Ian Klug said. "Over 88% of consumers have high levels of trust in their tax practitioners - we need to protect this consumer confidence, especially at this time ...

Breach reporting guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... get the attention they deserve. Licensees and boards will have greater confidence they are doing the right thing by consumers, and ultimately their firm and shareholders," she said. AFS licensees must report breaches that they discover after 1 October ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... along with data capture and integration. "IDR is an integral part of the consumer protection framework in Australia. Consumers are entitled to expect that their complaint will be heard within a reasonable timeframe, and they will be treated fairly," ...

ASIC to watch member shunting to untested super products

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... Super performance only test applied to 80 MySuper products, out of the thousands of superannuation products available to consumers. From July 2022, trustee-directed products will also face the test. However, "trustee-directed" products definition doesn't ...

Funds will have to guide members on SRM, LTRM

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Can consumers, even informed ones, tell the difference between standard risk measure (SRM) and long-term risk measure (LTRM) labels? That's a question put to Chant West general manager Ian Fryer and Aware Super manager for actuarial practice Estelle ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... products," she said in response to the question. "The actual results of the test, we didn't want to make it confusing for consumers. So, we published what the pass/fail was. We thought that was the most straightforward thing." She said APRA was open ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... strong signal that some of the behavioural aspects that I touched upon are actually playing out right now." She expects consumers to take the test seriously -- even if they don't understand the methodology -- as the fact that it originates from the ...

Responsible investment sector hits $1.2tn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... practice people are doing, but those that are not doing leading practice are seeing outflows and they're putting at risk consumers' best interests, perhaps unintentionally. "This could come at the cost of the social license of the responsible investment ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... the corporate regulator's plan to establish a unit with the sole aim of reducing regulatory costs for businesses and consumers. The red tape unit will be responsible for identifying and implementing changes to how ASIC administers the law and will streamline ...