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Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The House Economics Committee is going to examine the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ...

AIST, MetLife tackle underinsurance issue

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
MetLife and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of group insurance in a bid to tackle the underinsurance problem. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck told Financial Standard ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

Equity Trustees hires from Warakirri

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... Australian individuals, communities, families and charities is a part of our DNA as key part of Australia's leading specialist trustee company. We are delighted to welcome Dilan to Equity Trustees. Her capability and experience will be essential as we ...

ASIC exposes RE structure conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The corporate regulator has identified potential conflicts of interest within the $1.5 trillion managed funds sectors' responsible entity structures. ASIC's review of 10 major responsible entities found potential conflicts of interest arise ...

The future is bright for BT: Rady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
As he marks 90 days as chief executive, Matt Rady tells Financial Standard how, despite the industry exodus and the company's own challenges in 2021, financial advisers are increasingly turning to BT Financial Group. Speaking with Financial Standard ...

MSC Group appoints chair, enters Singapore

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
The trustee and fund administrator has appointed an industry veteran as group chair to support its overseas expansion. Harvey Kalman will lead the board of MSC Group, in one of several roles he's taken since leaving Equity Trustees last year. The appointment ...

New board director for Morrison & Co

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... respective UK energy and airport economic regulators and is an independent non-executive director for Wessex Water and a Trustee of the British Science Association. She has also worked in executive director roles for UBS and Goldman Sachs earlier in ...

Financial watchdog warns on crypto

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
In a public statement this week, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ( ASIC) has issued a warning urging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to consider the risks of cryptocurrency investments. The corporate regulator said that it had noticed ...

YFYS could dampen ESG adoption: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... integration, Parametric said. However, the new reforms now penalise super funds for taking on this additional tracking error. "Trustee-directed products designated as ESG options will be most impacted. This leads us to an important question: Can ESG ...