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New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... limiting investor harm, she said. "At first read, it does not seem to address the wider issues on DeFi, or the varying nature of digital assets. It's a first step towards a more comprehensive framework," Bowler stated. The Digital Assets Bill builds ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... members. "We know with any numbers that it's impossible for them to be accurate... most estimates of this hypothetical nature are or will be highly conservative, but that's one of the main things we need in order to push for reform," she says. ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... as the International Sustainability Standards Boards accounting standards, and future frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)," she said. In essence, the Labor government has put forth five key areas for discussion ...

TAL offloads dealer group to CountPlus

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... network. CountPlus said that TAL has provided it with specific warranties and indemnities appropriate for a business of this nature and size. Affinia generated net revenues of $3.03 million in the financial year ending 31 March 2022. Marcus O'Sullivan ...

Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... Treasury last year. However, while it backed the measures in principle, it criticised the legislation's retrospective nature, which it deemed unreasonable and unfair to expect retail shareholders to anticipate. The ASA also questioned the broadness ...

Advice complaints decelerate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... Several key issues have emerged from complaints filed in 2022, which may have declined but tended to be more complex in nature. One example, Singh said, is advisers taking low-balance SMSFs and moving assets into property. Some relate to systemic or ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer Super Trust, for allegedly making misleading statements about the sustainable nature and characteristics of some of its superannuation investment options. "We are alleging that sustainable investment ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... he had received a letter in relation to ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester. Concerning the issue, Chester said: "Given the nature of Senator Bragg's questions, not directed to myself, I thought it was important I did share with the committee today that ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... must provide them with good advice. This means the advice must be fit for purpose in regards to the scope, content and nature, and the likely relevant circumstances. The advice must also be given in response to a request, question or inquiry from the ...

Private equity still hot: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... allocations. "I think for super funds, infrastructure has a lot to offer, such as regular income streams and the very long-term nature of the asset," Grose said. "A lot of these super funds are in an accumulation phase where they haven't yet reached ...