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Swan tells Bragg he won't front parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Swan with Chalmers," Bragg said. "Swan has been engaging with the government on behalf of the fund on housing and regulation ­issues. As we could not get satisfactory answers on Swan's Cbus activities, the Senate will have to hear from Swan." Bragg ...

Gensler to leave SEC in January

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will leave the regulator on January 20. The SEC has announced Gensler will depart at midday on 20 January 2025, coinciding with the commencement of President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
The shadow minister for financial services Luke Howarth has called on attendees to the ASFA conference to put pressure on the Albanese government to legislate reforms from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR). "Sadly, the Labor government has been slow ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced new reforms the government will be rolling out for Australia's superannuation system. Speaking at the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Chalmers gave an address laying out ...

US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Donald Trump secured a decisive victory in the presidential election, sending US markets soaring overnight as investors anticipate lower taxes. However, concerns remain over trade tariffs and the impacts on inflation. Principal Asset Management chief ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Liberal MP Bert van Manen is calling for the Record of Advice (RoA) to replace the Statement of Advice (SoA) and has introduced the proposed changes in a bill to parliament. Federal member for Forde, Bert van Manen, yesterday introduced the Corporations ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has made orders appointing receivers of the property of ALAMMC Developments and a sundry of related corporate entities a few months on from freezing the assets of company director David McWilliams. The receivers, Helen Newman and Andrew ...

ANZ suspected of more mistakes amid bond saga

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
The market regulator provided an update on its investigation into ANZ's role as joint lead manager and risk manager of the issuance of 10-year Australian government Treasury Bonds last year. The investigation, commenced April last year, is currently ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
The regulator's inaugural report on use of artificial intelligence by licensees found instances of artificial intelligence (AI) use that was at risk of being at odds with their regulatory obligations. ASIC reviewed more than 600 AI use cases across ...

ASIC makes key appointments to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made two appointments to its senior executive leadership team. Following an international search, ASIC chair Joe Longo announced the appointment of Peter Soros as executive director regulation  ...