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APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

ASIC outlines industry funding costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... advisers representing said licensee. ASIC said its cost recovery implementation statement "helps to increase the transparency of ASIC's costs, which strengthens our accountability to industry. This is particularly important now that regulated entities ...

Risk advice firm partners to launch claims service

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... never been a more important time to innovate and embrace this changing landscape, by delivering customer service, transparency and customer-centric claims management." GB managing director John McNamara added: "We get involved with the claim early to ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... past 20 years. However as with most industries, technology has given consumers high expectations when it comes to transparency, personalisation and control over of the products and services they engage with," the former AustralianSuper executive said. ...

BigTech: The next frontier for high-net-worth investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... emerging-market HNWIs," the consultant said. Capgemini noted HNWIs have high expectations of increased efficiency, transparency, online excellence, and innovation, as is often offered by BigTech. However the consultant did reassure everyone not to panic ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
While most of the world's biggest central banks have embraced uber-transparency, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) appears to still be subscribing to "fedspeak". It's still keeping Australians in the dark about its next policy movement. In its September ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... of upcoming policy shifts, central banks now warn financial markets of an upcoming warning about a policy change. Transparency to the max! Not only this. In cases when financial markets misunderstand or misinterpret a central bank officials' speech or ...

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... executive Philip Kewin. In light of the 2021 life insurance review, Kewin called on the regulator to provide greater transparency and certainty in the methodology of how it will be conducted. This should include a random and targeted sample of life insurance ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... paying stocks on average performed better on corporate governance measures such as protection of shareholder rights, transparency and management incentives. However, investing in stocks with better corporate governance did not reduce the likelihood of ...

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... while avoiding "lowering entry standards overall." "APRA is making changes to its licensing framework to increase transparency and assist new entrants in obtaining authorisation. This includes the creation of a centralised licensing team to increase ...