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Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... students and workers to access learning and build their skills over time, and replacing excessive occupational entry regulations with more efficient alternatives. Harnessing data and digital technologies The report on harnessing data and digital technologies ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... exemptions to promote investment in high-tech industries, like artificial intelligence and robotics, it said. Currently, regulations state that a holding company's second-tier subsidiary must own 100% of any third-tier subsidiaries. This will be reduced ...

Former ASIC supervisor joins crypto platform as operating chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... prepare its next phase of growth and the incoming regulation of digital asset platforms and stablecoins. As part of new regulations, platforms distributing digital assets falling under the classification of financial products will be required to apply ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... mental health and everything we're grappling with. "As they continue to change, we need to continue to review regulations to make sure all the different parts of that, including insurance, are actually able to support the sector."

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... reforms. "The win here is that financial advisers will retain their less onerous obligations under item 54 of the regulations, and they will not be captured unreasonably by the new Tranche 2 designated service definitions," she said. From 2026, significant ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... managers create either a stay or leave proposition with a huge upskill to get to where you need to be for the base regulations or it's, 'We need to leave because we're nowhere near it'," Schloeffel said. He said that for investors, on ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... Delahunty said. "The sector has long advocated for this change, and now that it's law, the real work begins: ensuring regulations are practical, delivering a smooth transition for employers, payroll providers and funds alike. ASFA will lead that ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... superannuation fund trustees face a "tension" between their obligation to support members and complex financial advice regulations. "The HGA framework, supported by DBFO reforms, provides a pathway to resolve this 'Trustee Dilemma' while enabling funds ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... withdrawals remain a recurring systemic concern. "Members are entitled under Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 6.34A(2) to have rollovers completed within three business days once all required information is provided. When these timeframes ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... for present and future retirees," the report said. CFA Institute chief executive Margaret Franklin commented that regulations and government actions - from tax policies to investment mandates - profoundly shape how pension funds can allocate capital. ...