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APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... to all ADIs, there will be some proportionate treatment for smaller ADIs, APRA said. APRA's other active macroprudential policy tools, the mortgage serviceability buffer and counter-cyclical capital buffer, remain steady at 3% and 1% of risk-weighted ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... systems, weaponising company directorships and creating debt as a form of coercive control. Treasury is seeking feedback on policy options to address the vulnerabilities in the tax and corporate systems that enable this behaviour by perpetrators. "Under ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... compliance with laws and regulation, and illegal behaviour. Meta also agreed to amend its director-level conflicts of interest policy to remove Zuckerberg's decision-making authority over potential conflicts, and to consider whether executives may have ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... previously worked as a chief actuary, consulted to companies and governments, and held various directorships. Asher also held policy and research posts at APRA.

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... productivity, dynamism and competition. "The authorities are implementing a series of reforms to modernise competition policy to better support business dynamism, innovation, and investment." Chalmers also noted that the IMF said the net zero transformation ...

APRA stress tests for potential ASX failure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... scenario itself was 12 months in duration and was designed in consultation with industry. It assumed no change in government policy or exceptional support. The operational shock tested what could happen in the event superannuation funds and banks are ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... the FAAA Congress 2025 has heard. There are currently only 185 risk specialists across Australia, FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson confirmed, and around 600 advisers who are responsible for at least half of the Australian ...

Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... judgements on the extent of spare capacity, the outlook for the labour market and the degree of restrictiveness of monetary policy," the minutes said. The RBA said members discussed developments that could materially influence their decisions at future ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... hold true". "The New Investment Order and resultant consequences around greater uncertainty to macroeconomic dynamics, policy regimes, and asset class behaviours have however made us rethink portfolio construction and how to better achieve our mandate. ...