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Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
Hostplus rejects claims it is promoting anti-competitive behaviour in attempting to ban human resources technology platforms from offering employees choice of superannuation funds at the onboarding process. Employment Hero chief executive Ben Thompson ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... ~47% in Japan)," Main and Ho said. In China, the first signs of reform started in January 2023, when the state assets regulator (SASAC) announced the introduction of Return-on-Equity as a metric for management performance. "Many of these companies have ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet, poised to herald an unprecedented digital economic revolution. To appear at the precipice of the movement, some are employing deceptive tactics ...

ASIC, APRA issues more FAR guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... outcome of the consultation has led to the release of the Financial Accountability Regime Act (Information for register) Regulator Rules 2024, which asks firms to provide key information when registering an accountable person. This asks for information ...

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
After 26 years, Rainmaker Information's co-founder and Financial Standard 's resident superannuation guru is going back to school - kind of. Today marks Rainmaker executive director, research Alex Dunnin's final day with the business, retiring from ...

ASX settles $1.05m fine for transparency failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
ASX has settled a $1.05 million penalty after an ASIC investigation found it failed to meet pre-trade transparency rules on 8417 occasions from April 2019 to December 2022. The rules mandate that ASX disclosure specific order details on its trading ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
The Liberal Party appointed a new shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services in Luke Howarth, while Andrew Bragg takes on the portfolio of home ownership. Opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiled a shakeup of his frontbench ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... engaged with bringing a spot Bitcoin ETF to the ASX since early 2021. It was the first fund manager to work with the regulator and exchange on the mechanics, and the first to formally lodge a submission for a Bitcoin ETF to the ASX. VanEck resubmitted ...

MSC Trustees nabs Equity Trustees general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
Making the jump from Equity Trustees, Kylie Holbrook has joined MSC Trustees as general manager, funds. MSC Trustees said the appointment marks an expansion of its Sydney team, with Holbrook taking on a leadership role. She spent the last 12 years at ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... RealEstate paid SMSF Club around $5000 each time a client bought a property through them using their SMSF. The corporate regulator brought the civil penalty proceedings against RM Capital in mid-2019, estimating that the SMSF Club accepted more than ...