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ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Australian Bankers' Association announced it will commit to the majority of the Khoury Report's proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61 ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
APRA's deputy chair Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation trustees who incur "inappropriate expenditures" saying that unnecessary costs negatively affect outcomes for members. Speaking to delegates at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) ...

Crowdfunding legislation gets greenlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The newly passed equity crowdfunding legislation will give businesses unprecedented access to alternate sources of capital - an opportunity many have been waiting for, according to FinTech Australia. The Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced ...

ATO payroll system tracking unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
The Australian Taxation Office is tackling the growing $3.6 billion unpaid super problem with its Single Touch Payroll (STP) system that closely monitors employers' inability to pay superannuation entitlements, with the first phase due to roll out on ...

ASIC spots forex breaches at ANZ and Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings from Westpac and ANZ following an investigation into the banks' wholesale foreign exchange businesses. The regulator found that between 2008 and 2013, Westpac and ANZ's systems and controls failed to address ...

S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... product management Reid Steadman said. "The S&P Green Bond Select Index is a benchmark for market participants seeking to monitor developments in this critical area of green finance." VanEck head of ETF product management and marketing Edward Lopez said ...

BT Panorama adds super and insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... phase; track contributions against caps; schedule one-off and regular pension payments; manage beneficiary nominations; and monitor and report on life insurance policies. "This is a crucial milestone in the build of BT Panorama as advisers now have an ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... recognised body is not going to be easy," Fox said. "We not only have to prove that we have the intent to proactively monitor our members, but we will have to prove, beyond a doubt, that if there is a conflict of interest that arises in the AFA making ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...