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Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... commissioners will be powerful advocates for Australian consumers and investors, and for maintaining the integrity of Australia's financial system. I look forward to working with them." Treasurer Jim Chalmers said: "On behalf of the Albanese Government ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... Corporations Act, and the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act. Moreover, with the recent large scale data breaches in Australia, Kallenbach says the sector is understandably very nervous about, and therefore focused on mitigating, this risk. Regulators ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... "The introduction of a compensation scheme of last resort is an historic moment for consumer financial protection in Australia," he said. Kirkland said the scheme was the "missing link" in Australia's financial system as consumer groups have been ...

Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
As adviser numbers drop below 16,000, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is ramping up its initiatives to curb the attrition rate and meet the soaring demand for advice. The FAAA's chief executive Sarah Abood, who spoke at the newly merged ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... the next two years are expected to be the weakest for global growth in over two decades. This will affect us here in Australia," he said. Subsequently, Australia's economic growth is expected to slow from 3.25% in 2022-23 to 1.5% the following year ...

ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
The tax office issued a fresh warning to the rich who use self-managed superannuation funds as a vehicle for dodging tax and those who illegally access their retirement savings early. Of the total SMSFs in existence, 25% are operated by private wealth ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Rampant mergers and acquisitions, eye-watering redemptions and product closures over the last three years put to question if active fund managers are still fit for purpose. Rainmaker modelling shows that between 2020 and this month, more than 120 listed ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... strong coal prices and occurred despite the full demerger of BHP's stake in Woodside Petroleum. The mining sector in Australia and around the world paid record dividends in 2021 but Janus Henderson said the price of many commodities is now lower, with ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... private debt now has US$850 million of committed capital and assets under management with investment professionals in Australia, the US and the UK.

Morningstar restructures investment team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Morningstar Australia has announced a restructuring of its manager selection and portfolio management team, bidding farewell to its longstanding director of manager research. The financial services firm said its manager selection sector, which previously ...