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BlackRock appoints new chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
BlackRock Australia has appointed a new chief operating officer and created a new head of public policy role. BlackRock has confirmed Shane Flatman is vacating the role of chief operating officer of the Australian business. He has held the position ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... into misconduct in the financial services industry, Bristow recalled Commissioner Hayne's opinion that adding more regulation was not the answer to the industry's woes. "This is also a point of regulation, specifically related to advisers' obligation ...

UK regulator fined for pension failure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... trustees in April last year. In a statement at the time of the court's decision, TPR executive director for frontline regulation Nicola Parish said annual chair's statements are an essential way to demonstrate the proper governance of pension ...

Meet the Sydney boutique beating Magellan's returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... Swati Reddy. His team stays away from banks, insurers, miners, utility companies and companies subject to government regulation. He holds a portfolio of about 15 companies, a list of which he's more than happy to hand over to his investors. "If you ...

Former Wells Fargo chief banned for life

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
Former Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf has been banned from the banking industry and will cough up US$17.5 million for his role in the fake accounts scandal that has continued to rock the world's fourth largest bank since 2016. The Office of ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... services in markets ranging from financial services to aged care." The climate crisis will also play a major role in regulation, with environmental regulation rigorously enforced. "Environmental impact will become the key regulatory factor across all ...

Future of life insurance in doubt: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority released its look-back at 2019, making special mention of tough times for the life insurance industry and questioning its sustainability. "Australia's life insurance sector faced deteriorating conditions ...

Regulation costly, time consuming: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The CSIRO has recommended a more lenient approach to regulation in the corporate world in a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology. The science body noted that Australia's strong regulatory environment ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said in a submission to Treasury that it supports bringing insurance claims handling under the definition of financial services. The submission, in response to Treasury's exposure draft legislation and ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... not been achieved. Individuals have unmet needs, advisers face high regulatory costs and accountants are strangled by regulation." To that end, the association said its proposed "new customer-centric advice framework" will be designed with "improved ...