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FPA launches female mentoring program

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... support, networking opportunities and a window to professional growth and career planning. Mentors stay abreast of emerging issues and develop their leadership and communication skills through the same process," De Gori said. The FPA received a $1.5 ...

ATO names second commissioner

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... ranks to become chief tax counsel, and head of the Tax Counsel Network, providing technical leadership of significant tax issues, cases, and rulings. Prior to joining the ATO, Fish was a tax partner at Clayton Utz for more than nine years, with a focus ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... games. Trustees are expected to identify the reasons for their underperformance and take prompt action to address those issues," she said.

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... "Whilst this legislation now provides a level of clarity as to who regulates financial planners, there are still outstanding issues that need to be addressed through regulations," he said. "After eight years of constant regulatory change, financial planners ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... that 43% had made impact investment decisions, reflecting the growing trend of 'conscious capitalism' and social license issues as being important to family offices," she said. "That's also a significant finding in reflecting the broader trend towards ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Laughlin have made recommendations and devised a checklist, specifically aimed at banks and insurance companies, to help avoid issues raised in the Royal Commission. Rafe and Laughlin believe all new board members should be assessed against a clearly ...

Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... treatment of other entities like NBN Co and Export Finance Australia. Within the report, the Labor Party raised several issues, namely that it logically follows that super funds could also see negative investment outcomes if they were to report such ...

Capstone drops jailed adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... do not lead to automatic disqualifications, corporate regulator ASIC confirmed that it is aware of and considering the issues in relation to Babbage's current authorisations. The FBAA commented: "We are aware of the media reports around Mark Babbage ...

ASIC calls for stronger whistleblowing policies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... to discuss this letter within your organisation and to think about the culture of speaking up in your workplace. If the issues we observed from our review are present in your policy, we expect you to address and correct them without delay," ASIC commissioner ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... damage. The same number of APAC respondents said mitigation of long-term investment risk is also a driver. When asked which issues are a priority, 68% of those in APAC said climate and/or carbon. This was followed by broader environmental considerations ...