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Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... agreed the new SCMP at its July meeting. "These new statements are next steps to strengthen the independence and transparency of the RBA," Chalmers said. This comes after the RBA left many experts and economists shocked when it left interest rates on ...

ASIC funding levy to charge advisers $46.2m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... including those who are unlicensed. We continue to advocate strongly for the ASIC levy to be reduced, along with more transparency on how these costs are arrived at," the FAAA said.

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... guide superannuation funds dealing with superannuation insurance claims, helping to ensure improved service delivery, transparency and security for fund members. "Superannuation fund members rightly expect that their insurance cover will be there for ...

APRA dissects retirement products for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... performance of retirement products is vital to the retirement incomes received by Australians. The new data increases transparency regarding investment returns, fees and costs and investment strategies at a product level." A large portion of Choice retirement ...

Desktop Broker to deliver direct indexing via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... direct ownership of their assets through personalised, tax and cost-effective, diversified portfolios. They will have transparency of holdings, trades, cash flows, and tax lots via the Briefcase platform. Desktop Broker group head of sales Craig Saunders ...

ASFA, JANA release draft guidance on operational due diligence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... format to enable review of enterprise and investment strategy alongside CPS 230 requirements, as well as emphasis on transparency and independence are also in the guidance note. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said strengthening operational due diligence ...

Hollywood actors lobby pension fund to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... of assets into climate-safe, socially responsible investments over the next five years. It also calls for greater transparency around where the money is invested, and opportunities for member consultation in this regard. "It's 2025. Investing our union's ...

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... defined types of expenditure, pre-determined financial thresholds and documented all approvals for sound governance and transparency. Finally, when it came to monitoring and reporting, APRA said it came across instances of undue reliance on reporting ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... world's largest sovereign wealth and public pension funds to compile its scorecard. It assesses criteria including transparency and accountability, governance structure and processes, ethical standards and policies, and alignment with sustainable development ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through transparency and communication, which bigger funds "don't do very well." Devitt noted that ASIC's crackdown on larger funds like Cbus ...