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ASIC issues interim stop orders to TruePillars

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... manner. ASIC said that it is concerned that the TruePillars PDSs may be omitting investment information, not adequately disclosing conflicts of interest, failing to adequately disclose risks associated with investments as well as the fees and costs ...

ASIC to review RG97 to boost property supply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... boost their investment in property. Super funds have long held concerns that obligations under Regulatory Guide 97: Disclosing fees and costs in PDSs and periodic statements (RG97) can negatively impact their performance test results. As it stands, super ...

RBA cut 'highly likely', but caution remains

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... manage its communication going forward." Solomon said it was "notable" that the RBA chose to pause rates after publicly disclosing that they had debated a larger 50bps cut. "If the RBA wants to signal that every meeting is a 'live' decision point, the ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... prone to error. The report recommended that the Australian Government make digital financial reporting mandatory for disclosing entities. "The data in these reports informs countless financial decisions that affect almost all of us through our superannuation ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Among the changes based on industry feedback are: a new section on climate-related scenario analysis a new section disclosing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions "There's some challenging parts of the framework so those sections could help small and ...

Cointree hit with AUSTRAC fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... our partners to suspected criminal conduct." Thomas acknowledged that Cointree fully cooperated with AUSTRAC in self-disclosing the breaches and said the exchange was taking proactive steps to remediate its systems and controls. "Without these steps ...

Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Super is committed to complying with the Privacy Act 1988. Australian Privacy Principle (APP) 8 outlines that before disclosing personal information to an overseas recipient, reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the recipient does not breach ...

SMA Reporting Standard launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... by the Adviser Ratings Group and operates as a separate entity, SMA Standard Pty Ltd. SMARS ultimately applies RG 97 Disclosing fees and costs in PDSs and periodic statements to SMAs. The framework aims to provide clearer insights into fee structures ...

Advisers must prioritise Conflicts Priority Rule: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... typically uses Regulatory Guide 175 Licensing: Financial product advisers-Conduct and disclosure to assess cases. Merely disclosing the conflict is insufficient. "You really need to look at how that related-party product provides additional benefit to ...