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ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Global tariffs could balloon to levels not seen since the turn of the century and result in higher inflation and interest rates, according to a top economist. Speaking at Financial Standard's Chief Economists Forum yesterday, Barrenjoey chief economist ...

Challenger profits up, share price falls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Challenger has reported a normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $225 million, up 12%, driven by higher earnings across its retirement income brand, Life, and its funds management division, according to its first-half 2025 results announcement. The ...

Oaktree offers Star $650m lifeline

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Oaktree Capital has offered Star Entertainment a debt financing proposal to provide $650 million in two debt facilities with a term of five years. The proposal is subject to numerus conditions, including a comprehensive security package and intercreditor ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The family office of Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The industry can now provide feedback on the proposed ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, with Treasury commencing consultation today. Treasury has opened consultation on the complete ban, which was announced in September ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Australia's superannuation assets have jumped 500% over the last 20 years and are on track to become the second-largest pension market globally by 2030, the WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute predicts. Australia's superannuation assets reached more than ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump is set to announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million ...

Viola Private Wealth appoints family office wealth adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
Viola Private Wealth has appointed a financial adviser from Mutual Trust, Australia's largest multi-family office, to deliver bespoke, wealth management solutions. The new appointee, Angus Mann, has a 17-year career in financial services, most recently ...