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APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... entities will need to navigate over the coming year. These include the commencement of the new Financial Accountability Regime, the growing issue of cyber risk and APRA's enhanced prudential requirements around operational resilience. "Over the past ...

AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
At the opening of the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive conference, AFA president Sam Perera expressed an extremely optimistic outlook about the advice industry's future. "I do believe we are turning a corner, the opportunities we have are tremendous ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... APRA-regulated entities and to provide for joint administration between APRA and ASIC. "The new Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) imposes a strengthened responsibility and accountability framework that will ensure that the directors and most senior ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... parliament this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed in an address to the Conference of Major Super Funds this morning. Appearing via video, Jones ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... practices, crypto assets, design and distribution, breach reporting, cyber and operational resilience, Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) and digital technology and data. The report said: "Our regulatory environment is changing and evolving - climate ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is aware of concerns that YFYS reforms had the potential to perverse or unintended ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... Proxy Advice) Regulations 2021 started on February 7, and required all proxy advisers to gain a new type of Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... 2021, as well as delivering a number of significant law reforms. The Australian government's new Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) has been a particular focus in this regard. The FAR is aimed at improving the governance and risk management of entities ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... to provide the legally required protection for clients, the association said. Separately, the Financial Accountability Regime was also tabled in parliament yesterday. FAR extends the Banking Executive Accountability Regime to all APRA-regulated entities ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... Further to this, ASIC will work on preparing the industry for compliance with standards Such as the Financial Accountability Regime, reforms in superannuation and insurance, breach reporting, and the design and distribution obligations. In terms of its ...