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Caddick SMSF clients should recoup all funds: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... rely on them to pick up on fraud and errors, and they should rightly be held to account if they don't uphold the standards that we expect of them." Many of Caddick's clients, which included non-SMSF clients, were given fake CommSec statements ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... transparency in monetary policy decisions is also outlined in the Statement. This includes a commitment to maintain high standards of governance to support decision making and public trust." Meanwhile, the Statement included changes in the appointment ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... commissions associated with the personal advice they offer. The government said they will also be required to meet additional standards that were not recommended by the Review. This includes being subject to the modernised best interests duty so that ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... right hygiene, [and the] right controls in place, and we expect - whether you're CBA or a credit union to have basic standards in play," he said. "We've got a lot of discussion that happens with regulated entities. They put to us where the pain ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... organisations "to make high quality, comparable and useful climate disclosures based on the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards" - a significantly greater level of detailed disclosures than current reporting practices, which ...

Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... which closes December 4. ASIC added that it granted the extension to begin with as a result of APRA's reporting standards, which have been evolving as part of its superannuation data transformation project (SDT). The multi-year project, still in ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... audit surveillance program is designed to improve the benchmark of financial reporting, ensuring compliance with legal standards. To monitor adherence to the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards, the regulator frequently conducts ...

RW Capital launches Pets Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... office requires three to five years to obtain a portfolio of assets, invest resources into bringing them up to high standards, and market them effectively. "These types of facilities are typically owned by mum and dad operators who are passionate about ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... was to do so, JBWere Australia chief executive Maria Lykouras told yesterday's AFR event. With increased education standards, the focus on the code of ethics, uplift in some of the legislative requirements, Lykouras said that it puts JBWere in a ...

Local fund managers lag global peers: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... industry complete globally. "Australia has a globally sophisticated funds management industry, with low fees by global standards, but is missing out on the opportunity to manage offshore due to regulatory and tax policy settings that fall short of international ...