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CBA avoids board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... information for its own investigation, and will "vigorously" defend a class action that alleges it breached continuous disclosure obligations, she said. Livingstone told a public hearing last month that the bank is standing by the way it rewarded bonuses ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... received voluntary commitment from more than half of its client base to deliver full investment portfolio holdings disclosure ahead of regulatory requirements. At a Morningstar Australasia investment strategy day in Melbourne, managing director Jamie ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... risk for investors. Climate risk is now centre stage, however we believe the investment industry needs to champion the disclosure of annual and once-in-a-lifetime climate risks by companies. We have a duty to understand what more hurricanes or heatwaves ...

Westpac to welcome new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... to some customers with pre-existing conditions having their insurance claims denied prior to Westpac improving its disclosure practices. It is also refunding customers that were entitled to product discounts but were unaware they needed to specifically ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... report suggests one way the Australian funds management and superannuation sectors could be brought in line with US disclosure standards, which is ranked among the best in the world. It suggests government agencies should collect monthly portfolio holdings ...

The PI risks of goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... because you're no longer fronting the client and not providing advice, instead standing behind the business' product disclosure statement and offer document, he explained. Martinis also offered some advice to advisers claiming that obtaining PI insurance ...

RG97 effects inconsistent: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
The effects of fee disclosure reforms under Regulatory Guide 97 have trickled through market segments and asset classes revealing uneven results, Rainmaker's research shows. A high level analysis shows not-for-profit (NFP) superannuation funds have ...

Westpac Group results solid despite challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... to some customers with pre-existing conditions having their insurance claims denied prior to Westpac improving its disclosure practices. It is also refunding customers that were entitled to product discounts but were unaware they needed to specifically ...

AIST creates lead advocacy role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... in these times of intense focus on regulation and governance which includes the greater emphasis on transparency and disclosure across the financial services sector," Scheerlinck added. In addition to ASIC, Goodwin has also acted as an adviser to the ...

ASIC reviews RG97 impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
ASIC announced it will conduct an external review on the effects of the Regulatory Guide 97 fee disclosure reforms, and will again extend its previous September 30 compliance deadline. ASIC said the move was in response to the industry's outcry around ...