Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 131 - 140 of 1616 results for "Review of"

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... transparency and suitability of their insurance offerings, SCA is calling for a "long-overdue" Productivity Commission review of insurance in super. SCA said a review should examine whether providing insurance in super is the most "appropriate and equitable ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... investment functions in-house can lead to meaningful changes in an RSE licensee's risk profile. APRA will continue its review of trustees' investment governance practices for platform products and address findings, as needed," Treasury said. Retirement ...

Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... said it forms part of its response to the PwC matter as well as implements recommendations from the 2019 Independent Review of the TPB. "It will also support the sustainability of the tax profession by increasing the ease of re-entry for tax and business ...

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... for digital asset platforms; a framework for payment stablecoins under the government's payments licensing reforms; a review of the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox, and a range of initiatives to investigate how to "safely unlock" the potential benefits of ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... role in a financial services business. Surtenich has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
BUSSQ has pulled the plug on its Federal Court appeal for a judicial review of APRA's additional licence conditions, caving to the regulator's edict. At the same time, APRA has tweaked the conditions it slapped on BUSSQ last August, which force ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... Yetton has played a "significant role" at the bank over many years - from his early days at BT to leading the strategic review of its specialist businesses, which led to the divestment of 10 businesses. Some of the biggest carve-outs from the review ...

ASIC bans adviser jailed for supplying drugs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... 2022 and then cancelled in March 2024. Shortland has the right to appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

Perpetual appoints demerger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... role, he managed the exit and transfer of trustee duties for multiple investments and carried out the operational risk review of the business. He also worked at NAB Asset Management, J.P. Morgan and several boutique hedge funds. Song began his career ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... 10-year limit for non-executive directors. This comes amid scrutiny of governance failings, including an independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence of its relationship with the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) ...