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Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... giving final report and the Blueprint Expert Reference Group in its Not-for-profit Sector Development Blueprint. In its review, the Productivity Commission did not give a preferred minimum annual distribution rate. Instead, it suggested a rate between ...

ASIC sues Australian Unity for TMD failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... financial situation and needs. "Issuers do not meet these obligations just by issuing a questionnaire. They need to actively review investor responses and assess there is nothing in those responses that is inconsistent with the defined target market ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... For services to the actuarial profession, Trowbridge founded consulting firm Trowbridge Consulting and spearheaded the review into retail life insurance advice released in 2015. He was an executive member of APRA and the Financial Reporting Council. ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... cybercriminals in April have been instructed to undertake a "special purpose engagement," as APRA asks all trustees to review their compliance with Prudential Standard CPS 234 Information Security. After some super funds were targeted by cybercriminals ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... eligible entities seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). During the trial, ASIC will "informally" review eligible documents two weeks prior to public lodgement, which speeds up the IPO process by up to a week. The ASX Fast-track ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
ASIC and APRA commenced a joint review in 2022 over concerns that life insurance premium increases might not have aligned with policy terms or met policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. ...

ASIC grants no-action on deficient advice fees consent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... However, relying on it does not prevent the OFA from terminating due to its non-compliance. "Superannuation trustees should review their processes for the oversight of advice fee deductions and ensure that any written consents comply with the Corporations ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... importance and urgency of resolving the problems with the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The final report from the Treasury review, as well as a finalised estimate for the FY26 levy, are expected early in the new financial year." The FAAA also broached ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... models, evaluated capital project proposals and assisted in preparing comprehensive reports for the board and investment review committee. The role also involved collaboration on Pacific National's capital expenditure budget finalisation, providing ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... risen from 74 in 2015 to 161 in 2025, according to the anti-poverty organisation's analysis of the Australian Financial Review Rich List. Its analysis exposed that the total wealth of Australia's 200 richest people has grown by 160% to $667.8 billion ...