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ASIC prepares advisers for DDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... report to the issuer certain information that enables it to monitor the appropriateness of the TMD and their product governance arrangements. "While advice licensees and financial advisers are exempt from meeting the reasonable steps obligation when ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... issuers, complaints and other requested information that they receive, assisting issuers to assess whether their product governance arrangements are appropriate, and their products are meeting the needs of consumers," the document read. Treasury said ...

APRA intensifies scrutiny of underperformers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... correctly recategorise data. "[We] considered every [resubmission] that came in and tested them and made sure that the governance around resubmissions was correct and that the boards had considered the requirement or the request for a resubmission," ...

New RE mandate for Equity Trustees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... surges. "Having an independent specialist RE can bring decades of experience, ensuring the fund meets compliance and governance requirements. It gives fund managers the confidence to focus on the commercial investment decisions and marketing the product ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... know our chairman does have specific times of the year when he discusses broader topics around renumeration and other governance matters and other things that are happening at the time," McEwan said. "With recent announcements that we are looking to ...

HESTA chief joins ICGN board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) appointed HESTA's chief executive to its board. HESTA's Debby Blakey has joined as a director and Australia's sole representative on the board. Also appointed, CalPERS board of administration Henry ...

AZ NGA takes stake in boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... used as soon as possible to build scale and capacity to Cranage. The partnership will also see AZ NGA provide board, governance and management support. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said the transaction highlights the firm's capacity to structure ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... occurring at a number of funds as well as an increasingly global focus. "The significance of these changes means the governance burden on fund boards is rapidly evolving, with new roles and responsibilities, and a different approach to oversight required." ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... Retail and corporate super funds continue to show a poor track record of how they vote on environmental, social and governance matters, new research shows. According to the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which analysed the voting ...

Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... valuation frameworks. "Overall, an important message from this review is that despite the weaknesses in processes and governance, trustees...handled revaluation practically and promptly...However what it also revealed is that most trustees in the review ...