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New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... Issuance. For Digital Asset Exchanges, the Bill proposes minimum capital requirements, participant conduct regulations, and governance measures to ensure transparency and security. It also mandates the segregation of customer funds to protect users in ...

Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... wealth management, financial advice and digital transformation areas specifically and help provide broad leadership and governance capability from my leadership and board experience across Asia Pacific."

Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... and effectiveness of emerging competitors. ASIC's rule-making authority extends to the activities, conduct, or governance of clearing and settlement facility licensees, their associated entities, and other persons specified by regulations related ...

Equity Trustees wins real estate fund mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Trustee Services executive general manager Russell Beasley said: "Our many years of experience and expertise in funds governance means we are well-positioned to work with a variety of assets and asset management firms across the investment spectrum." ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... marketed and sold to retail investors; and the various roles and obligations of responsible entities and whether the governance, compliance and risk management frameworks for MIS are appropriate. It will also look at interactions between Commonwealth ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental, social and corporate governance issues. "We were impressed by the calibre of nominees our readers submitted," FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... misleading the market" on greenwashing, Longo said at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance Summit. On Tuesday, ASIC announced court proceedings against Mercer Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... ensuring the industry remains strong and resilient. Accordingly, the regulator has implemented enhancements to investment governance prudential standards, which include evaluations of stress testing and liquidity management practices, Ellis says. Further ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... The second additional report, P PPM Special Report, due on 29 September, will detail the ASX's frameworks for the governance and management of portfolios, programs, and projects, and assess them again against international standards. EY will then ...