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ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
At a hearing this morning, Senator Andrew Bragg called out ASIC chair Joe Longo after he opted not to answer questions about ASIC commissioners investigated under the Public Governance Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act. Fronting the Senate Economics ...

AMP profits, declares first dividend since 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... of 2.5c per share after reporting a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $387 million, its first since the Royal Commission came to an end. It marks a significant turnaround for the wealth giant, having last year reported a statutory loss of $252 ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... profits this morning, Commonwealth Bank continues to put out fires from its misconduct stemming from the Hayne Royal Commission, as it looks to tackle several class actions in 2023. One ongoing lawsuit alleges that Colonial First State Investments Limited ...

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
The Productivity Commission review aims to boost donations to charities and meet the government's goal of doubling philanthropic giving by 2030. The Productivity Commission has been asked to consider the trends in philanthropic giving in Australia ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
ASX-listed companies continue to fall short of disclosing material business risks in their annual reports, according to the corporate regulator. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes warned company directors to pull up their socks when it comes to improving ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... of the day paid a large sum of money to an organisation to write a report to ignore the recommendations of a Royal Commission," an adviser stated. Levy acknowledged industry fears that funds have conflicting interests which could lead to poor consumer ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... equality. Additionally, the government pledged $20.2 million to establish two new expert panels within the Fair Work Commission on pay equity, care, and community sector.

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... independent help to avoid poor quality products. This model will entrench the kinds of conflicts that led to the Royal Commission," O'Halloran said. "A poor performing super fund won't advise its members to find a better deal elsewhere. This is dangerous ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... it is provided by an individual and either the client pays a fee for the advice or the issuer of the product pays a commission for the sale of the product to which the advice relates. In all other cases, personal advice can be provided by a non-relevant ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... it is provided by an individual and either the client pays a fee for the advice or the issuer of the product pays a commission for the sale of the product to which the advice relates. In all other cases, personal advice can be provided by a non-relevant ...