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No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASIC is calling time on the financial services industry's reliance on disclosure as the default consumer protection, saying it enables poor conduct and poor consumer outcomes. The regulator said disclosures have been assumed to inform consumers to make ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
APRA said it welcomes the Capability Review's "ambitious agenda" that aims to shakeup its culture and enforcement powers. Of the 24 recommendations from the Graeme Samuels-led Capability Review, APRA is endorsing the 19 recommendations dedicated ...

BT Panorama boosts functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
BT Panorama has exceeded $20 billion in funds under administration and boosted platform functionality. In July 2018, BT introduced simple open platform pricing for BT Panorama and since then the platform has enjoyed 78% growth, BT Financial Group said. ...

ASIC delays choice product dashboards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has slammed ASIC's move to defer consumer disclosure requirements for choice superannuation products for up to four years. Currently, superannuation funds with more than five members must disclose ...

BGL announces new integrations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The provider of ASIC corporate compliance solutions and SMSF administration announced new integrations. In what BGL says is an "industry first", the company announced an integration with Smarter SMSF which will allow CAS 360 and Simple Fund 360 clients ...

Young advisers key to business sustainability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The highest performing financial services firms are those that are more likely to hire younger advisers, according to new research. Macquarie's second bi-annual AFS Benchmarking Report shows that more than 55% of high performing firms are hiring younger ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Be afraid, be very afraid. This appears to be the foreboding flashing on investors' dashboards following yesterday's 3.7% drubbing in the Shanghai composite index and the 0.5% depreciation in the Chinese yuan CNY6.9136 versus the greenback. ...

MyFiduciary partners for compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
MyFiduciary is partnering with a fintech to roll out a digital monitoring and compliance tool. Entering a strategic partnership with JHC Systems, MyFiduciary is equipping firms with JHC Neon; a digital risk, monitoring and analytics dashboard. JHC said ...

Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
An enhancement to the online member portal of a $2.3 billion industry superannuation fund is making it easier for retirees to access their retirement savings. Once a member of Intrust Super reaches preservation age, a 'Join Pension' option now appears ...

Global firms build hedge fund cash service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
A hedge fund services firm with US$363 billion in assets under administration has partnered with a global treasury solutions provider to launch a cash management service. Cash Optimization has been co-developed by Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services ...