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Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... valuing green projects. "These capabilities are not at the level they need to be, and this poses a risk to the financial system and the community as well as the probability of significant lost opportunities as we face a structural realignment of Australia's ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... 2014, there was an inquiry into ASIC and the issues in Commonwealth Financial Planning. The same year saw the Financial System Inquiry and the parliamentary joint committee proposal to lift professional standards. In 2015, there was the Trowbridge inquiry ...

Should super funds consider crypto assets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Superannuation funds that dismiss crypto assets are at risk of underperforming, the AIST ASI Conference has heard. This is according to Genesis Block managing director Chloe White, who spoke at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... markets and the corporate sector, to facilitate business investment and confident participation by investors in the financial system". As well as find opportunities to continuously "improve our performance, including, through the work of a purpose-specific ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... reducing consumer harm, cyber security and industry compliance over the next four years in order to strengthen the financial system. ASIC's 2021-25 Corporate Plan focuses on economic recovery through including through more efficient regulation, facilitating ...

ASIC outlines approach to reforms amid uncertainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... he said. He added that the reforms are intended to produce fairer outcomes for consumers and to strengthen the financial system. They will also provide ASIC with greater visibility of issues in the marketplace, allowing it to identify and address problems ...

FAR draft legislation released

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The government on Friday released the draft legislation for the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) which will apply to superannuation funds and insurers. The FAR extends the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) which has applied to banks ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... carried a "marketing" feel, she said. "Misrepresentation of such products poses a threat to a fair and efficient financial system. Essentially, this misrepresentation distorts relevant information that a current or prospective investor might require ...

PwC names financial services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... partnerships. I'm keen to continue contributing to our clients' success and to the integrity of Australia's financial system by leveraging the best of our local and global capabilities and digital assets." Coates is a long-serving staffer at ...

ASIC drops Regal action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... acknowledge the important role that ASIC plays in ensuring the proper function and performance of the Australian financial system to the benefit of all market participants, including Regal and our investors," Regal chief executive Brendan O'Connor said. ...