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AFSL to begin independent review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... to govern the monitoring and supervision of their representatives. We expect all licensees to comply with this and will monitor their compliance closely."

Collaboration needed for AI and machine advice programs

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
More collaboration is needed to ensure the effectiveness of artificial intelligence and machine-based programs across the financial services industry, according to Kaplan Professional and Red Marker. In December 2018, multiple industry associations ...

Productivity Commission shakes up default superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... establish a joint regulator taskforce to advance the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice. Its aim is to monitor and report on funds adopting and implementing the code.

UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
The financial services sector has moved about £800 billion ($1.4 trillion) of assets out of the UK to Europe since the Brexit referendum took place more than two years ago. This is according to EY's Brexit Tracker, which flagged the figure as fairly ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
A landmark Federal Court judgment has provided greater clarity between general and personal financial advice, ruling in favour of Westpac's position. Yet the bank still managed to breach the Corporations Act. Judge Jacqueline Gleeson said ASIC failed ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

State Super CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Richard Hedley exits after more than two years in the role. He was responsible for the design and oversight of all State Super's investment strategies, including advising on investment objectives, policies and strategic asset allocation. Hedley was ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
NAB executives were slammed for destroying shareholder value and for losing its lead as Australia's biggest bank by market capitalisation at its annual general meeting in Melbourne this morning. One shareholder during the question and answer session ...

ASIC cans advice business AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... establish a self-managed superannuation fund and invest their super in Evermore. ASIC said the business failed to adequately monitor and supervise its representatives and manage conflicts of interest. In addition, ASIC said Evermore failed to do all ...

Portfolio implementation delays costing investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The speedier implementation of portfolio changes enabled by managed accounts can have a significant impact on investors' wealth, latest Lonsec analysis shows. Citing responsiveness as a key benefit of managed accounts, Lonsec measured the hypothetical ...