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FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) is pushing for "fundamental changes" to how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is funded, arguing it would be detrimental to financial advisers and small businesses if it continues in its ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
APRA's funding levy will rise by 4.2% to $253.3 million for the 2027 financial year, Treasury estimates show, with superannuation funds expected to cover one third of this charge. Split across the sectors it regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... regulators' roundtable of life insurance chief executives, which had representatives from 19 insurers and reinsurers, Treasury and the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI), discussed several issues facing TPD insurance. Participants overwhelmingly ...

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... public policy, asset management and commercial development initiatives in Australia at AMP, ANZ, Deloitte and Victorian Treasury. He recently chaired Blackwattle Investment Partners ESG Council for four years and led the development of IFM Investors' ...

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... attract investment that drives economic growth, creates skilled jobs, and lifts competition and innovation." Last year Treasury released a discussion paper for feedback to further streamline and strengthen the foreign investment framework. It said the ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... includes the pilot of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), which was a three-year program flagged by the RBA and Treasury in September 2024. The final report indicates a "strong interest" for the tokenisation of assets to improve efficiency, resiliency ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... structures that housed and put at risk about $1 billion of investor money. An additional $7.6 million was committed to ASIC, Treasury and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board to strengthen governance requirements for MISs, with $1.4 million per ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... redesigning processes, strengthening governance and investing in front-office capability. This comes off the back of Treasury and the financial services ministry floating new mandatory minimum service standards for all large APRA-regulated superannuation ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... this conduct as industrial-scale misconduct, then the question becomes how much more evidence is needed before APRA and Treasury seriously move toward a Part 23 solution." InterPrac did not respond to Financial Standard's request for comments.

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026 closes a loophole that previously enabled perpetrators to shield assets inside ...