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CSLR unfairly locks out some victims: Maurice Blackburn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... outcome, particularly for those who made the choice to bring court/tribunal proceedings prior the finalisation of the CSLR framework." Maurice Blackburn therefore submits that the CSLR should respond to court and tribunal decisions, up to the standard ...

Super fund reporting, auditing reform consultation opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... stringent financial reporting and auditing requirements for superannuation funds, with the government looking to implement a framework that is commensurate with the size of the sector. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting and Auditing Requirements ...

AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
AMP's 57% year-on-year jump in its half-year profit shows positive signs of recovery but it's still a far cry from the company it was four years ago. In the six months to June, the group's underlying net profit after tax hit $181 million ...

First Sentier launches infrastructure fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Infrastructure Fund selects companies in utilities, toll roads, airports, mobile towers and data centres that have a framework of good corporate governance in It aims to provide inflation-protected income and sustainable growth while delivering upon ...

Westpac tops fee-for-no-service misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... customer review and remediation for non-compliant advice in relation to the ADGs using the same independently assured framework implemented by ANZ. ASIC released the figures this morning, which total $1.86 billion as at the end of June. NAB has returned ...

Schroders APAC co-head departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... that these assets may be genuinely diversifying but it is also important in making sure they have the right governance framework applying to management as well," he said. "In any sort of area of investment, you need to have a clear sense of your objectives ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... on Economics announced the launch of the Inquiry into the implications of common ownership on Australia's legal framework and consumer harm. The committee will investigate the impact of common ownership and capital concentration led by institutional ...

Frontier welcomes family office specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... office or an endowment fund," Frontier director of consulting Kim Bowater said. "Constructing a suitable governance framework, building robust investment portfolios, and accommodating the ethos and interests of particular stakeholders are all areas where ...

Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... as the Life Insurance Customer Group, the group aimed to give life insurance advisers "a voice in the Life Insurance Framework debate". As part of its efforts, the LICG took particular aim at the AFA over its negotiations with government, saying it failed ...

FIRB updates guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... facilities in respect of certain transactions. Treasury is set to commence a review of the foreign investment policy framework in the coming weeks, with the review to be completed by December 10. "Investors should seek advice from key legal advisers ...