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Australian Bond Exchange grows footprint with global partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Australian Bond Exchange (ABE) will partner with ViewTrade Australia to take its over-the-counter (OTC) offerings global. ViewTrade Australia is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Holding Corp, which provides brokerage, technology and financial solutions to ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... underwriters, because he'd lost all trust in the people he was dealing with at Rest. Although they said the income protection claimant process would be expedited, those words rang hollow to him. The case manager at TAL was "incredible," he said, immediately ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... in 2018. At that time, the argument was that we have a trade deficit with the US," he said. "But it's not complete protection because the tariffs are also partly motivated to raise revenue and bring production back to the US. Trump might just say, 'Well ...

Convicted adviser banned over $2m theft

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review. Under the Corporations Act and National Consumer Credit Protection Act, ASIC may permanently ban a person from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities if they are convicted ...

intelliflo releases trust modelling capabilities for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... customer success director Jovana Djordjevic said the new update recognises the growing popularity of trusts as a wealth protection tool, with almost a million established in Australia holding assets of more than $2 trillion. "The trust modelling update ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... funds to cost-effectively increase the scope and reach of financial advice, while also maintaining strong consumer protection for members." Doyle added that, with super contributions set to be included on the Parental Leave Pay scheme from July 2025 ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Labor frontbencher, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones is retiring from politics and will not contest the upcoming federal election. Jones spent 15 years as the member for Whitlam - covering Illawarra and the Southern ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... note the specific concerns ASIC has identified in their letter today and we commit, through ASFA's Financial Crime Protection Initiative, to working on these."

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... greenwashing and ESG-related fraud, the standards aim to boost confidence and transparency with a focus on investor protection. The International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA) handed down the mandates via its independent arms: the International ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Binance Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance ...