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APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... to operate in a culture that is "unwilling to challenge itself, slow to respond and tentative in addressing issues that do not entail traditional financial risks," the panel said. Its approach to operate "behind closed doors" and "strong preference to ...

OnePath receives first Life Code sanction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... remediation, including writing to all customers who bought the product by 31 January 2019. The insurer failed to do so and did not finalise the remedial action until 10 May 2019 - one year and 10 months after the initial self-report. The Life Code Compliance ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... needed for Members First, to allow individual members time to make informed decisions," Land added. The fund opposes cover not being provided for active account balances under $6000, claiming the cover should be offered on an "opt-out" basis, based on ...

Super funds keen on alternatives managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... institutional mandates awarded in Australia in the year to March end, according to the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed out 330 mandates in the 12 months to March 31, slightly ...

Platform provider divests advice firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
An ASX-listed platform provider has sold its 50% equity holding in a Queensland-based financial planning practice. Xplore Wealth has divested its holding in McGregor Wealth Management, signing an agreement to transfer its shareholding back to an entity ...

Subscription advice brings in US $1 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... traditional planning services overly complex," said Loh. "These investors were managing their investments on their own but not necessarily by choice, so we're excited to give them a new way to get the help they need." The switch to a subscription model ...

BT Panorama boosts functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... online functionality and processes that limit room for compliance errors through re-keying. These things are a necessity, not just nice to have," added Vincent. "Adviser feedback is key to the improvements and additions we make to BT Panorama and we ...

Nomura ordered to pay back US $25m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
The giant's securities business has been ordered to pay back US $25 million to clients misled by its bond traders, in an enforcement action by the US corporate regulator. Many of Nomura's bond traders made false and misleading statements to customers ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... that's where the industry isn't doing a great job of using that terminology. Describing a fund as an impact fund is not very meaningful in the current environment." Pointing to the findings of The 2 Degrees Investing Initiative's report ...

HUB24 launches white label SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... AM head of adviser services Mark Smith said Bridge Private Wealth recognised the benefits of managed accounts in delivering not only some great outcomes for clients, but also greater scale and efficiencies for the business. Additionally, HUB24 said it ...