It is no longer solely the domain of lawyers and judges to interpret the regulatory obligations placed on superannuation funds. It is an increasingly important skill for senior executives, risk, compliance, and even project and IT professionals.
Read MoreWe've put together a brief summary of the measures in the Commonwealth Budget directly affecting superannuation trustees. While there is very little detail on some measures at this stage - it is enough to start thinking & planning!
Read MoreIt is no longer solely the domain of lawyers and judges to interpret the regulatory obligations placed on superannuation funds. It is an increasingly important skill for senior executives, risk, compliance, and even project and IT professionals.
Read MoreEven though reputable third-party providers have data governance frameworks and performance metrics in place, it is important to recognise inherent bias and that data quality governance is not often their core capability. Data quality must be independently and routinely monitored and validated. If access to the data can be obtained, an independent audit can often uncover widespread error for which regulatory breach and costly remediation is a legitimate risk.
Read MoreIn response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian government has passed legislation to allow affected individuals early access of up to $10,000 from their superannuation. Due to the fast-paced nature of the crisis, superannuation funds and administrators are working vigorously provide members with the services and information they need.
Read MoreThis article shares initial thoughts on what superannuation trustees should be thinking about, and what they might be able to do to best position themselves to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic (and related economic carnage) with compassion, prudence, and a sense of purpose.
Read MoreContact centres are a hot topic across financial services as institutions look to dominate the customer experience race. The drivers come as a result of higher customer expectations, competitive advantage and the need to rebuild trust post royal commission.
Read MoreTrustees need to ‘start their engines’ now to make sure they will be compliant with the design and distribution obligations that will come into effect on 6 April 2021. A project plan needs to be developed now that incorporates product and product governance audits. And that’s before the real work begins!
Read MoreQMV is pleased to release a data assurance content pack dedicated to helping trustees to monitor compliance with the Putting Members’ Interest First reforms. This pack complements existing definitions and rules content available across Investigate including the recent Protecting Your Super data assurance content pack.
Read MoreTrustees of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and self-managed superannuation funds alike should pay close attention to the upcoming case of McVeigh v REST, and the possibilities of either setting a precedent requiring consideration of climate change as a material investment risk or highlighting the need for more specific climate change risk focused regulation.
Read MoreNow is the time for trustees to carry out a holistic review of the processes and controls that govern the product life cycle. The design and distribution obligations that will come into effect on 6 April 2021 complement ASIC’s product intervention powers and ASIC will consult with the industry about them later this year.
Read MoreThe digital age of customer information opens vast opportunities for financial institutions from providing tailored solutions, omnichannel experience and innovative avenues to communicate with customers.
Read MoreAustralia’s superannuation guarantee policy is popular, economically prudent, and coming under increasing political scrutiny. It has been very effective in extending coverage of the superannuation system beyond the public sector and senior management of large companies to most working Australians.
Read MoreQMV is pleased to release a data compliance assurance content pack dedicated to helping funds adhere to the Protecting Your Super reforms. This pack complements existing definitions and rules content available across QMV’s data quality management platform, Investigate.
Read MoreData remediation activities in financial services will never cease. The best that can be achieved is significantly reducing the frequency and scope of remediations over time. This paper is a brief discussion of the triggers, execution and controls associated with data remediation events and can be applied to superannuation, wealth management, banking and insurance.
Read MoreTom Seel is the product lead at QMV and has been involved with Investigate since its inception. He is passionate about data and data-centric projects having been involved in numerous data migration and data remediation projects throughout the superannuation industry.
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