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Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... a male director. This is likely because boards are drawing from a relatively small pool of candidates who meet their standards. It argues that increased demand for gender diversity will see women with different backgrounds move into the industry. "As ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... the establishment of a new retirement incomes standard. Grattan said the review should prioritise the establishment of standards to assess the adequacy of retirement incomes, arguing standards matter because "boosting retirement incomes always comes ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... has taken a stance against industry-created retirement models, saying Australians deserve realistic retirement income standards. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR) SCA said existing models pushed by the wealth management sector have ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... strategies, systems, controls and governance frameworks to ensure continued compliance with industry and regulatory standards. Acting chief executive at MLC Life, Sean McCormack, said the hire comes at an important time for the company. "I'm delighted ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Jenny McAllister moved an amendment which would enshrine the right to superannuation within the National Employment Standards. Senator Hume said the government would consider Labor's amendments over the next six months, but refused to keep the opposition ...

First State hires from CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... compliance division and work closely with government regulators to ensure the fund maintains the highest governance standards. First State Super chief executive, Deanne Stewart, said the funds highest priority is to preserve the trust of its members. ...

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... faced with more criticism from the regulator, finding that organisations in that group did not measure up to APRA's standards. "Group 2 ADIs generally did not have specific frameworks for stress testing and instead relied in part on various risk-specific ...

More courses get FASEA approval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... Australian Financial Advisers (AFA) and Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) as part of its education standards for financial advisers. Advisers who have completed coursework to attain the FChFP and/or ChLP designation between May ...

Former SMSFA chair returns to role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... change, I remain confident that the new regulatory, legislative, and educational framework, which aims to raise the standards across the industry, will be conducive to a business environment in which the SMSF specialist can flourish," Hamilton said.

SMSF auditors in firing line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... regulator said. "The actions arose following ASIC concerns about failures to meet requirements including independence standards and auditing standards, failing to comply with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements and otherwise not being ...