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Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... is the root cause of many of the problems uncovered by the Financial Services Royal Commission," Consumer Action senior policy officer Cat Newton said. The review's draft terms of references states that it responds to Recommendations 2.5 and 2.6 of the ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... effect these will have on asset prices," he said. "We have come through a period of exceptional stimulation through monetary policy. "This policy will have to come to an end. The adjustment will be significant." Costello added that the board's focus ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... progress, equality, and the environment". The firm offers services including modern slavery reporting, strategic planning, policy development, executive training, and reputation management services. Despite all the progress made on the ESG front in Australia ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... 2021, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume released an education standards policy paper, seeking industry feedback on whether they currently remain fit for purpose. The industry has until February 1 to provide ...

Conscious IM appoints investment director

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... disability accommodation (SDA) and social and affordable housing and seek to maximise its impact through active involvement in policy and advocacy. Tran comes to Conscious Investment from Summer Housing, Australia's largest SDA provider, where she ...

Financial services vulnerable to insider cybersecurity threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... of factors - for example, not ensuring their devices are secured or individuals not following the company's security policy. It could also be a result of companies forgetting to patch and upgrade. Meanwhile, malicious or criminal insiders were behind ...

Australian Investment Council chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... has been instrumental in designing and implementing front-line industry leadership positions on a wide range of important policy and regulatory issues such as the foreign investment regime; RG97 and the 'Your Future, Your Super' reforms; tax reforms ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... and other cryptocurrencies. It concludes by examining the potential benefits and risks of a CBDC and identifies specific policy considerations. Consumers and businesses have long held and transferred money in digital forms and the forms of money used ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... concerns front and centre for investors and policymakers alike. "It will also be a year of synchronised tightening of monetary policy and further rapid progress on the energy transition." Examining the lasting effects of the pandemic, Macquarie Asset ...