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UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... UK government is exploring sexism in the financial services sector, investigating the barriers still faced by women and whether careers should be marketed differently. In doing so, it's calling for international case studies for comparison. The Treasury ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report revealed that there is no clear consensus on whether ESG positively impacts long-term returns or whether it hinders performance. During a research launch event, panellists said ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... also outlined their compliance and enforcement approach when it comes to greenwashing, which includes considerations of whether "genuine efforts and appropriate steps were taken by the business to verify the accuracy of any information that they relied ...

US regulators launch investigation into OpenAI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... of OpenAI's policies and procedures and said the subject of the investigation was reviewing deceptive practices. "Whether the company, as defined herein, in connection with offering or making available products and services incorporating, using ...

Office sector down 8%: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... institutional property buying activity means it may not yet be possible to gauge where sentiment in the asset class really is, whether it has bottomed or if it's setting for even larger falls." Dexus recently copped a $1 billion loss across 175 of ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... the end of 2023. "Over the past 20 years, ETFs have allowed investors to improve outcomes right across their portfolio, whether it's shifting from higher cost unlisted funds, replacing underperforming active managers or improving diversification ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... forecasted a July raise due to the minimum wage increase and inflation data still being higher than RBA targets. As to whether last month's minimum wage increase should offset more hikes, Mousina explained there is an absolute correlation between ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... should have been reported to supervisory entities by PwC, have in fact been reported." O'Neill called on PwC to clarify whether the eight partners have been appropriately referred to ASIC, the Tax Practitioners Board, Chartered Accountants Australia ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... sharing the costs of enforcement activity, including against unlicensed participants and emerging sectors, and looking at whether the sub-sector definitions for financial advice activity continue to be appropriate," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. ...

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... accounts before consolidating them despite not actually having to under law. Six of the trustees check with the member whether consolidation is in their best interests, ASIC added. "It is good practice to contact members when duplicate accounts are identified ...