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ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... 2024." She added that the framework is a culmination of detailed consultation with industry to improve and standardise the quality of IDR data. "Collection of IDR data will improve ASIC's capabilities as a data driven regulator. This data will give greater ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... balance sheet with a CET1 ratio of 12.3% and funding and liquidity ratios well above regulatory requirements. Our credit quality remains sound with little change in the level of stressed assets, however we boosted credit impairment provisions this half ...

UniSuper spends $1bn on European mobile towers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... Adelaide, and Brisbane Airports, Transurban Chesapeake, as well as a growing allocation to forestry assets. "This is a high-quality defensive infrastructure investment with strong fundamentals and growth prospects. It adds to UniSuper's approximately ...

Kilter Rural launches $500m agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
The Kilter Agriculture Fund is set to launch this month, providing investors access to institutional quality farmland aggregation in the New South Wales Riverina. The initiative will see an initial purchase of 7000 hectares grow to an aggregation of ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy says the government is stalling the implementation of the recommendations set out in her final report. The 267-page report, initially released to government in December, included 13 primary recommendations ...

SQM reveals top, worst rated ASX200 equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... identify investment opportunities in the medium to long term. Each ASX200 company is sub-rated on three factors: valuation, quality and momentum. The overall rating is an equal weighting of the three. The ratings are overseen by analyst Otto Reith, alongside ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... HoganSprowles. Creativemass' flagship product WealthConnect caught the eye of AMP in 2021, promising "to deliver a high-quality technology solution" for its advice network and build on the foundations of ClientHUB, the firm's proprietary practice ...

ASIC updates breach reporting guidelines

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... acting executive director of financial services and wealth Suneeta Sidhu said: "Our focus is to improve consistency and quality of reporting practices by licensees and reduce regulatory burden where we can. The improved guidance will support industry ...

$100bn withdrawal triggers First Republic stock plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... several banks in March, the bank experienced unprecedented deposit outflows. "We moved swiftly and leveraged our high-quality loan and securities portfolios to secure additional liquidity," Holland said. "We're working to restructure our balance sheet ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... mortgage interest rates and broader economic pressures. "That will depend on the people who make those decisions, the quality of their analysis, and the culture of the institution in which they make these decisions," he explained. "Today's review ...