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Regulators release crypto, cyber security roadmaps

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
The prudential regulator has set out in a letter its initial risk management expectation for individuals that engage in activities associated with crypto assets, as well as a policy roadmap for the future. In particular, APRA expects that all regulated ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of ...

ETF growth slows but investors remain resilient

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
After two straight months of negative growth, the Australian ETF industry regained its growth trajectory in March, as share markets also rebounded strongly. A BetaShares Australian ETF review reported the industry grew 4.1% month on month and ended ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
After questioning from Senator Andrew Bragg at Senate estimates, prudential regulator APRA shared it has done some preliminary investigations about payments to unions. Bragg has claimed that superannuation which should be for workers has turned into ...

Charter Hall, Investa in $800m JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
The $800 million state-of-the-art, prime office development at 360 Queen Street in Brisbane's CBD has secured two major, 12-year pre-commitment tenants. Global accounting and advisory firm BDO and Australian law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers will take up ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... another decade, they'll do more rough than justice. "We will definitely look at some fine tuning in that area. We will let them run a full cycle which is for two years. If you look at the legislation, it runs a two-year period. We will let it run ...

Westpac fined $1.5m for mis-selling insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
The Federal Court has ordered Westpac to pay a $1.5 million penalty for mis-selling consumer credit insurance with its credit cards and Flexi Loans, to customers who hadn't agreed to buy insurance policies. This penalty has come as a result of Westpac's ...

YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... new YFYS performance test. It was qualitative in nature to allow a broad conversation with chief investment officers, which let us shine a light on some of the challenges super funds may face and prompted a better investigation of how funds would actually ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... need - a government ready to roll up its sleeves and tackle the challenge of climate change.... not just create a fund and let it sit idle while people's homes and livelihoods are swept away." "And I say to those Australians still reeling and rebuilding ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... there is no longer any need to slug workers an arbitrary 20% tax rate for working a second or third job trying to get by. "Let's provide our lowest paid workers with access to their 'full' pay earlier rather than waiting for tax time. These workers are ...