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Former Aon Hewitt adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
ASIC has banned a former authorised representative of Aon Hewitt from providing financial services for four years. Andrew Hills has been banned following ASIC surveillance. He was an authorised representative of Aon Hewitt from February 2009 to December ...

Regulator frets over SPAC boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The US financial markets regulator has confirmed it has concerns around the rapid growth of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). US Securities and Exchange Commission acting director for the division of corporate finance John Coates said there ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee this morning, Mercer implored the government to consider a delay to the implementation of the super fund stapling mechanism slated to come into effect from July 1. In opening, Mercer senior ...

"Financial" in BFID is no big deal: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
A UNSW academic says subjecting superannuation funds to "best financial interest duty" instead of just "best interest duty" is not material, but BFID's flow-on effects will be concerning for trustees. University of New South Wales director for centre ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"... until 2024. In Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) parlance: "The board is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until ...

Sunsuper, QSuper members ask for better climate disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
About 200 members from Sunsuper and QSuper have written to the funds, asking them to disclose holdings in thermal coal, among other climate change risks. The two funds are set to merge this year, creating a $200 billon fund with over 600,000 members. ...

AMP names new chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
After a week of speculation, AMP has confirmed its chief executive Francesco De Ferrari will step down following the group's portfolio review and has named his successor. Alexis George has been at ANZ for over seven years as deputy chief executive ...

New hybrids ETF on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Melbourne's Elstree Investment Management has listed a hybrid fund on the Chi-X. The Elstree Hybrid Fund (EHF1) invests in Australian hybrids and interest rate securities, targeting a return over short-term interest rates over a three-year period. "We ...

ABC, ISH arrangement faces scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
APRA is facing mounting pressure to investigate the complex arrangements and quantify the financial terms between industry superannuation funds and the ABC, a parliamentary inquiry heard this morning. The prudential regulator, which appeared before ...

Westpac considering NZ demerger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Westpac has revealed it is in the early stages of reviewing the feasibility of its 160-year-old New Zealand division as capital requirements ramp up. Westpac noted the NZ business continues to perform well but the regulatory requirements in New Zealand ...