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Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... unlisted infrastructure is 41% and unlisted equity is the remaining 30%. "While the regulator has reviewed valuation practices for unlisted assets recently and found no red flags, what may have stirred renewed concern is investment industry surveys revealing ...

Banking sector fears propel family offices towards metals

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... increasing emphasis on ESG factors signals a broader industry recognition of the importance of responsible mining practices for a sustainable future. "As the global mining sector continues to evolve, stakeholders are driven not only by financial gains ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... financial advisers (relevant providers)." Jones said trustees will be provided with legal clarity around current practices for the payment of adviser service fees (accepted in principle Recommendation 7). Further to making advice more accessible, Jones ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... Supplier Code of Conduct. Our Supplier Code of Conduct sets out our expectations of behaviours and ethical business practices for our suppliers." Hostplus uses KPMG as internal auditor and PwC as independent auditor. "Hostplus is aware of the concerns ...

Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... barriers preventing employers from establishing pension plans. Another area of focus in the outlook pertained to good practices for developing mortality tables for retirement income arrangements. It asserted that mortality assumptions are a key factor ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... meaningful influence on the trajectory of plan funded status. Meanwhile, it was reported that there are no consistent practices for providing inflation protection to public employee retiree benefits. Even within states, it was said that there are often ...

Melinda Howes bids farewell to BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... of the Actuaries Institute, director of product strategy and services at AMP and director of policy and industry practices for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Howes also now sits on the board of ASFA, having joined in 2017. ...

New study finds advisers optimistic about growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Iress' inaugural Advice Efficiency Survey reveals that more than 70% of advice practices forecast growth over the next three years. The survey, commissioned by Iress alongside practice development consultancy Business Health, conducted the research ...

Australia bottoms out on fund disclosure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... a top rating from the 26 countries assessed for being the most investor-friendly markets in terms of global best practices for the disclosure of portfolio manager names, fund ownership, and compensation. "Australian Corporations Act amendments that would ...

New managed portfolio on MyNorth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Australia, Jodie Hampshire, said: "We are seeing increased demand from many financial advice licensees and large practices for independent, world class investments, packaged and structured to suit specific client needs." The new offer will expand MyNorth's ...
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