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RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Family offices of today are aligning their values and principles across all generations to back pioneer companies that will create deep impact and competitive returns, the recent Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard. Speaking at the two-day event ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... from the National Productivity Fund to incentivise states and territories to remove red tape that blocks "the uptake of modern methods of construction" to build homes faster. "The government is continuing to work with states and territories on the National ...

Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The government plans to strengthen the sanctions available to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to protect consumers against misconduct. As part of the Federal Budget, the Albanese government is enhancing sanctions the TPB can impose, modernising the ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The long-awaited Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes draft package has been released, switching Statements of Advice for Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Tokenisation can save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... aberdeen group and trade as aberdeen. In April 2021, Standard Life Aberdeen changed its name to abrdn to reflect a more modern brand, with then chief executive Stephen Bird describing it as "highly differentiated" and "dynamic and, most importantly ...

Former AMP licensees rebranded as Akumin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... "great brand". "Akumin captures the essence of our advice community and what we stand for," he said. "It is professional, modern and a good platform to build out a compelling licensee offering to advisers. We look forward to continuing to work together ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
AustralianSuper has called for a modernised tax system, warning that without reform super funds will at the very least be bogged down by complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its ...

Dexus delivers profit, flags 'turning point'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Dexus delivered a statutory net profit after tax of $10.3 million in the six months to 31 December 2024 - a major change compared to the $597.2 million net loss after tax in HY24. Dexus chief executive Ross Du Vernet said the group had progressed its ...