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New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... placed as a major international financial centre." FCA chair Ashley Alder described Rathi as the "right leader in testing times." "His exemplary first term as chief executive has ensured the FCA is an organisation transformed," Alder said. "We've ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... alongside strong commercial returns can be done. "Our financial returns are outpacing the CoreLogic Benchmark for Sydney by 1.5 times*, and our fully calibrated social return stands at 14.4% for 2024. We've been fortunate to have someone with the ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... were not reporting correctly. In advice, service-related issues were overwhelmingly the top complaint, accounting for three times more complaints than the second most common issue. The top three reasons for investments and advice complaints were service-related ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... losses to be recouped." Linden said while it is natural to want to safeguard savings, moving money around during volatile times can have the opposite effect. "It's natural for everyone to want to understand the impact of any market falls on their super ...

Breaches continue as Cbus confirms 'unusual behaviour'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... threats and warned some members may experience intermittent issues with the app and member portal, as well as longer wait times over the phone, due to higher than usual traffic. "We apologise for the inconvenience and are working hard to restore services ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... this year," Bhimavarapu said. "The United States Trade Representative's Trade Estimate report... mentioned 'Australia' 46 times and 'China' a whopping 867 times, indicating that the impact of US tariffs on Australia may be more indirect. "We expect GDP ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... practices, ASIC has issued 34 recommendations to superannuation trustees. These include improving customer service and response times, improved monitoring and reporting on claims handling timeframes, streamlined processes and procedures, better guidance ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... day longer for these reforms," Schubert said. "And for nine million Australians, having super paid on paydays - not four times a year - will mean they start earning compound investment returns sooner, delivering an extra $7700 on average by retirement. ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... mortgage trusts were forced into redemption suspensions. However, I think the risks within the sector have increased in recent times and so increased diligence is required." The announcement comes amid ASIC's increased scrutiny of private markets, particularly ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Bereavement Centre with 75 dedicated case managers for handling claims. AustralianSuper said it has since seen claims processing times reduce significantly. Member services failures are an enforcement priority for ASIC. It recently filed a similar case ...