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Regulatory

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration.

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Older Australians, Indigenous Australians and those with a disability have reported record losses to scams in 2018, including more than $85 million to dodgy investments.

Name and shame super sectors: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees wants Australian Financial Complaints Authority to report which superannuation sectors are most complained about.

AFCA hits the road

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will travel Australia in an effort to learn from the community and increase awareness of its services.

ASIC suspends advice group AFSL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of a Sydney-based financial advice group.

Design and distribution law set to impact property funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Property Funds Association (PFA) has called the alarm on the Government's recent introduction of product design and distribution obligations that are set to impact unlisted property funds.

ASIC bans AFSL chief executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
ASIC banned two joint chief executives from providing financial services for six years following an investigation.

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for chief executive's pay to be measured against that of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually.

ASIC appoints receiver for derivatives issuer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an OTC derivatives issuer and helped appoint a receiver to the firm and its related companies.

IOOF breaches APRA licence conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
IOOF has breached one of APRA's licence conditions by failing to establish a dedicated superannuation trustee function by the 31 March 2019 deadline.