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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... those saving for a brighter future." In December, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Labor to "strengthen ERISA fiduciary rules and increase fiduciaries' transparency regarding their use of proxy advisors" ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... bank leaders around the world in showing support for US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell. This week, the US Department of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Powell gave at the Senate ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Justice served the US Federal Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... Daly, the director of the SEC's division of investment management, said the sector has thrived since 1988, when the Department of Labor released its "Avon Letter." In it, the department asserted that "the fiduciary act of managing plan assets that are ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... trading partners. The RBA has thus decided to err on the side of caution coming into the new year. Monash University department head for economics and the Monash Business School Isaac Gross said the decision to leave the cash rate unchanged was an anticipated ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... on advice for reforms related to the regulation of managed investment schemes. Senator for NSW Dave Sharma asked the Department of Treasury markets group when seven pieces of advice on the regulation of managed investment schemes, which it said it had ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... Asher is a long-serving academic at the University of New South Wales Business School's risk and actuarial studies department. He previously worked as a chief actuary, consulted to companies and governments, and held various directorships. Asher ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... Abood pointed to a "big win" for the advice sector following two years of closely working with the Attorney-General's Department and AUSTRAC on the new AML/CTF reforms. "The win here is that financial advisers will retain their less onerous obligations ...

Evidentia acquires practice management firm

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... join Evidentia. Johnson will head a new business consulting division under Evidentia's chief executive. The new department is designed to enhance client experience and deliver greater value to consumers. Zaglas will continue to lead Encore, supporting ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper,HESTA, Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Before joining Cbus Super as a risk and compliance analyst, he worked at ANZ in acquisitions and valuations, at the Department of Transport and Planning as a risk advisor, and earlier at EY. Hong told his social media network that it had been a pleasure ...