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Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... trade-off; Make super funds adopt the industry code, particularly if MySuper is offered; Establish an ASIC/APRA taskforce to monitor code adoptions, compliance and development (including providing guidance); and Launch an independent review of insurance ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
AustralianSuper and Equip Super are among the superannuation funds reassuring members as the S&P/ASX 200 slid close to its lowest in a year last Thursday. On October 25, The S&P/ASX 200 closed more than 6% lower than at the start of the year, on the ...

ASIC keeps watch on SMSF auditors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
Updating its position on self-managed superannuation fund auditors, ASIC said more than 120 have come under the regulator's watch in the five years ending June 30. ASIC said it has deregistered, suspended or imposed conditions on 101 SMSF auditors for ...

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... these will continue during 2018. Consequently, demand will remain high for professionals who can introduce, establish and monitor controls and frameworks within financial institutions. Many of these roles will be recruited on a contract basis," a report ...

CBA releases remediation scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
An independent review of CBA's remediation action plan says the bank has satisfactorily hit just one of its 153 milestones as at August end, but is showing evidence of commitment. CBA was required to put together a remediation action plan after APRA ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
A $160 billion global quantitative investment manager is supporting research that aims to determine whether cryptocurrency prices are predictable. Using natural language processing, the Oxford-Man Institute research is attempting to identify tradeable ...

Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The $32 billion South Australian public sector fund is bidding farewell to a long-standing portfolio manager who looked after its alternatives portfolio. Clive Boyce managed Funds SA's private equity, infrastructure and opportunistic property investments ...

BTFG to boost managed account capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Interest in managed account solutions is booming with BT Financial Group making significant gains in the space, and preparing to capitalise with the launch of 30 new products. In the 12 months to June, BTFG recorded 250% growth in funds under administration ...

ASIC outlines code monitoring expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Peter Kell said ASIC is committed to ensuring robust, transparent, fair and consistent compliance schemes that effectively monitor and enforce compliance with the code of ethics. "Effective compliance schemes are a key component of the reforms that will ...

AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
Financial services firms have until close of business today to register for membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. ASIC has issued a warning to all Australian financial services licensees, superannuation trustees and authorised ...