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Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
A recent report by economist Saul Eslake, which criticised the use of superannuation for home deposits, has been labelled "deeply flawed" by Australian Institute for Progress executive director Graham Young. Young said allowing home buyers to tap into ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
The government is consulting on new regulations to relax restrictions on legacy superannuation products which would allow individuals to exit unsuitable products and remove barriers to closing legacy funds. The purpose of the draft Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... across the ecosystem, including data centers, power and related services," Blackstone president and chief operating officer Jon Gray said. MAM and PSP Investments acquired 88% of AirTrunk in 2020, which saw it expanded from five data centres in Australia ...

FAAA to work with Treasury on CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it has met with minister for financial services Stephen Jones to raise key concerns regarding the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood and chair David Sharpe ...

Recordkeeping breach costs RBC, BNY Mellon US$85m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
RBC Capital Markets and BNY Mellon are among the firms that will collectively pay a whopping US$390 million ($589m) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for recordkeeping failures. RBC Capital Markets will pay US$45 million ($68m) while BNY ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
The US regulator has filed charges over a $453 million Ponzi scheme that saw more than 2000 investors' retirement savings spent on luxury yachts, private jets and more. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a preliminary injunction ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...