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ASIC crackdown: Action taken against 13 SMSF auditors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors. ASIC's concerns covered a range of topics, including breaches of auditing and assurance standards, independence requirements, continuing professional development obligations, or for not being a fit and proper person ...

HESTA snags AMP head of compliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... with the HESTA team to further enhance HESTA's compliance capabilities and ensure we continue to uphold the highest standards," he said. Pietsch is based in Melbourne for the role.

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Robson said. "Increasing productivity is still the surest path to sustainable increases in real wages and higher living standards." The report noted that while our overall productivity performance has reverted to pre-pandemic levels, the macroeconomic ...

ASX hunts new chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... of significant change and progress, including continued uplift in risk management practices to meet evolving global standards." She said that Treleaven was especially instrumental in ensuring the ASX's operational resilience through the pandemic. He ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment Standards. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimates menopause is costing Australian women about ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... to allocate or return contributions will be reduced from 20 business days to three. And SuperStream data and payment standards will be revised to allow payments via the New Payments Platform and error messaging will be improved to ensure swifter rectification. ...

BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... of issues that have already been examined at length, without any negative findings. "Our directors meet the requisite standards and all third-party payments - including those to the CFMEUQ - are made on commercial terms, aimed at maximising the value ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... despite numerous complaints from as early as 2008," she reinforced. Echoing this, general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson said there remains too many unanswered questions as to the collapse and subsequent impact on their clients ...

Monochrome moves to list Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... redemptions for investors. It will operate under "stringent Australian financial regulations," designed to meet the highest standards of transparency and security, Monochrome said. The launch of IETH follows the launch of Monochrome's Bitcoin ETF (CBOE ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... housing. "We are asking super funds to do too much to solve all the challenges that are out there. In my view, prudential standards have multiplied expectations and obligations that sit with trustees," Levy said. "It makes almost no sense. We have a ...