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Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... is a good thing, because it encourages people to engage with their money." ESG leadership The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last year clarified that it expects super funds to demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities ...

Family offices embrace outsourcing: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... increased outsourcing. According to the study, 92% of family office professionals reported increased budgets for outsourced regulation and compliance services in the last two years. However, some customers expressed dissatisfaction with the level of ...

Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
The government has released the Corporations and Competition (CS Services) Instrument 2024, a new legislative proposal aimed at regulating clearing and settlement (CS) services. The proposed instrument, issued under the authority of assistant treasurer ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Barings is mooting the launch of several new Asia Pacific investment strategies in 2024, aimed at "meeting the evolving needs of Australian wealth and institutional clients". The US$347 billion global investment manager anticipates that the introduction ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... navigate the intricate landscape of financial advice regulations. Actuary Michael Rice said to get the ball rolling, regulation must match the risks from the consumer's perspective. "For example, with requirements varying depending on whether personal ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... reporting as their first Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI) disclosure report under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Under SFDR, financial market participants such as asset managers need to disclose PAIs that their investment decisions ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... legislation as "fatally flawed" and decried that it will add and red tape to a superannuation system overburdened with regulation. He contends that current mechanisms, including existing caps and measures, are sufficient deterrents to curbing the expansion ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... participants. Looking ahead, the top five factors of importance in determining a country of residence to grow business were regulation (45%), sufficient market in the current sector or access to new markets (41%). The presence of a large, strong, and ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... a suitable training ground for holistic advisers. "Whatever we do with super funds has to have tight governance and regulation around the scope of advice, how it's charged and the qualifications of those providing it," Jones said. "So, narrower scope ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... collapse of regional banks, APRA says. APRA chair John Lonsdale boasted about confidence in Australia's prudential regulation in contrast to a series of regional bank failures such as Silicon Valley Bank and the collapse of Credit Suisse. "It was ...