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ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... and establish the Financial Services and Credit Panel as the single disciplinary body for financial advisers. ASIC also plans to up the ante over poor product governance and design to mitigate the risk of harm to consumers as well as supporting enhanced ...

QIC appoints chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... Frawley said. "...Her appointment is a pleasing demonstration of the strength of the bench at QIC and the robust succession plans in place." The 30-year-old state investment team was established as the Queensland government's specialist investment ...

Zurich introduces gender affirmation leave

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... entitled to four weeks paid leave plus up to 12 months unpaid leave. Zurich will also implement personalised workplace action plans for transgender and gender diverse workers and provide access to support through its employee assistance program to ensure ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... with Hostplus. Meanwhile, ACSRF which failed the test was due to merge with NGS (which passed), but both funds scrapped the plans last week. "Trustees of the 13 products that failed the test now face an important choice: they can urgently make the improvements ...

Antares hires from Dimensional

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... spokesperson for Dimensional said Wilson's departure will not have a material impact on the portfolio's management, and it plans to add to the fixed income team in coming months. Dimensional portfolio manager Timo Zauner has taken over Wilson's day-to-day ...

IOOF posts $143.5m loss for FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... ($6.7 million) and decline in legacy open architecture agreements ($23 million). Earlier in the year, IOOF company announced plans to shed about 140 self-employed advisers, as it tightened governance (termed Advice 2.0), while it remediated advice clients. ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... efficient regulation, facilitating innovation, and targeting regulatory and enforcement action to areas of greatest harm. It plans to up the ante over poor product governance and design to mitigate the risk of harm to consumers as well as supporting ...

NGS, ACSRF shelve merger plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
After 12 months of discussions, Sydney's Australian Catholic Superannuation and NGS Super have shelved their plans to merge and create a $21.5 billion fund. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2020, after years of informal discussions ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... weightings to climate change targets, defined hurdles in the corporate scorecard to climate change transition, or disclosed plans to do so in FY21 reporting. "There is an opportunity for more companies to disclose how their scenario analysis informs ...

SelfWealth reports 135% revenue increase

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... said that in the next financial year its focus will launch live pricing, instant deposits and a desktop US refresh. It also plans to improve tax reporting and enter new global markets. SelfWealth will implement cryptocurrency trading in financial year ...