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QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... for equities," she added. We have now moved to one where the Fed is saying that inflation is its primary mandate so its response will likely be quite different. Hill concedes that most investors were caught on the hop with interest rate hikes. While ...

Government to review adviser professional standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... been flagged by industry and Treasury will consult on improvements to the Code in 2023 following the government's response to the Quality of Advice review. Finally, on the adviser exam, Jones said he intends to ask Treasury to explore areas where ...

ASIC flags 'significant' IDR compliance issues at super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... between October 2021 and February 2022. The regulator identified four primary areas of concern: recording of complaints, response timeframes, informing complainants of delay, and process failures. Under RG 271, super trustees must record every single ...

Macquarie Asset Management buys Veolia waste business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... 100% of the share capital of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group. Veolia has been selling off parts of Suez recently in response to anti-trust concerns raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA still retains the right to reject ...

Activus SMAs now available to more advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Activus team, led by managing director and founder Robert Talevski. Talevski said the launch on Macquarie Wrap is in response to growing demand from financial advisers for access. While the Activ-ator Balanced Portfolio returned -5.50% for the year to ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... disclosure to the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework. "Climate change and the global response to it are creating financial risks for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees, whether it be the physical damage from ...

Financial product registrations up 30%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... in line with the five-year rolling average. However, looking forward, Donohoe said it will be interesting to see the response by product manufacturers to recent changes in the economic climate, including outlooks of higher global interest rates and i ...

4D Infrastructure launches currency hedged fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... the same. Commenting on the launch, 4D global portfolio manager and chief executive Sarah Shaw said the launch is in response to increasing client demand. "We're committed to making our strategy available to anyone who wants access to the attractive ...

APRA consults on new operational risk standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... Management, superannuation standards SPS 231 and SPS 232, and private health insurance standard HPS 231. The standards come in response to changing business models and developments in good practice, APRA chair Wayne Byres said. "Disruptions to financial ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
KPMG has flagged ESG, tax governance, financial crime, adaptive investment operations and regulatory risks as some of its key considerations for the super sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change ...