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Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... investors took notice of its performance. "Our fourth quarter for FY2020 was quite impressive by a lot of people's standards; we delivered a 38% return in that quarter so we had a relatively good period during the brunt of COVID," he said. The fund ...

Stapling equals accountability: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... members an eight-year rolling performance measure highlighting where it is underperforming or "not living up to its own standards," she said. Hume also hinted that the highly-anticipated Retirement Income Review is a comprehensive analysis of the three ...

Advice reforms to be legislated: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... continuous professional development. "The reforms are working their way through the system and I'm confident the standards will ensure consistency across the industry and all financial advisers have the skills necessary to provide high quality advice," ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... still remain in funds where fees are too high and returns are too low - and that is not good enough by anyone's standards," she said. Rowell noted that board governance in superannuation funds remains somewhat of a problem which she reiterated for ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... income earners and women." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supports measures to lift standards for MySuper products but changes need to be carefully considered. "We don't suffer from a shortage of good funds and we ...

FASEA releases more Code of Ethics guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... provide an explanation of the application of the code. "The Code of Ethics provides an ethical framework of values and standards to assist advisers in exercising their professional judgement in the best interests of their clients," FASEA chief executive ...

ETFs undermine product comparison: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... variables such as NAVs and intraday indicative value, and a standardised ETF nomenclature or taxonomy system, including standards for sustainable investing. While there has been significant innovation in the last 10 years, choice has been good for investors ...

FCA reviews regulation of foreign financial services firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... rules or provisions in this consultation, rather aims to hear views on how it will assess foreign firms against minimum standards when they apply for authorisation. EEA firms that have notified their intention to enter the UK's Temporary Permissions ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... lending laws for banks however, authorised deposit taking institutions (ADI) will continue to comply with APRA's lending standards which comprise of a sound credit assessment and approval criteria. The government will adopt key elements of APRA's ADI ...

ASIC, IOSCO report on debt capital raisings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... arise in the key stages of debt capital raising transactions," ASIC said. "The guidance reflects an expectation of high standards of conduct by market intermediaries in the debt capital raising process." ASIC noted the practices outlined within its 668 ...