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Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... step up and deliver both well-considered strategies and action to support members in retirement," Cole said. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press reminded super funds that helping members achieve good retirement outcomes is the core business for a trustee ...

ASIC to host CHESS replacement roundtable

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... The roundtable is expected to be hosted in August and chaired by ASIC chair Joe Longo, who will be joined by ASIC commissioner Danielle Press and incoming Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock. ASIC's initiative follows longstanding ...

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... have a process for checking for existing accounts on account creation despite not being required to. Still, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said the failures identified were troubling. "It shouldn't take an ASIC review for super trustees to comply with ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... kept in suitable accounts, were not held for the required period, or were not properly identified or disclosed. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press explained that, as providers of financial products, trustees have a responsibility to secure incoming funds ...

ASIC warns super funds on member communication failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... Super), EISS Super (Pool A), SCS Super (Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund LifetimeOne). ASIC commissioner Danielle Press warned trustees that fail the performance test need to get the balance right in their communications and "need ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis, ASIC Commissioner Danielle Press and Australian Tax Office (ATO) deputy commissioner Emma Rosenzweig shared a few areas of focus. Rosenzweig ...

Don't wait for QAR: Press

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
ASIC commissioner Danielle Press pointed out at the Conference of Major Super Funds that retirement products need to be improved and waiting for the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) is not the best strategy. "I think the product piece is important here ...

Dodgy advice bill nears $5bn: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... customers, we will continue to monitor institutions' processes to complete ongoing work in this area," said ASIC commissioner Danielle Press. ASIC said it conducted the two reviews to investigate the extent of failure by the institutions to deliver ongoing ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... will be prepared for an iteration of the performance test for choice products in 2023, Ellis adds. Meanwhile, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press similarly emphasised the need for stronger cybersecurity measures in the financial services sector. "The area ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
At a hearing this morning, Senator Andrew Bragg called out ASIC chair Joe Longo after he opted not to answer questions about ASIC commissioners investigated under the Public Governance Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act. Fronting the Senate Economics ...