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Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... allowed US-based retirement plans to consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes. The new rule clarifies the ways in which ESG and climate change can be integrated into investment decisions like asset allocation and proxy ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The government is looking to implement stricter regulation for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) says the Your Future, Your Super performance test results show many poor performing super funds, particularly retail, have gamed the system, leaving members worse off. "Dud super funds manipulate fees and reclassify investment ...

Stapling's consequences must be addressed: Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... delivering better long-term outcomes for members," Cbus said. As such, Cbus is advocating for an exception to the stapling rule for workers in hazardous occupations. The fund believes this will mitigate the risk of these workers paying premiums for no ...

Super heads support capping retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... restrict the retention of extremely large balances in super, he said it needs to be handled carefully, ensuring that any rule changes allow adequate time to manage the restricting required.

QAR leaves insurance commissions alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
A new paper from the Quality of Advice Review recommends life insurance commissions be retained, but additional disclosure rules be introduced to ensure clients consent to the payments. In August, the first proposals paper from the Quality of Advice ...

ASIC welcomes second ASX market resilience consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
ASIC has welcomed the latest ASX industry consultation on improving market resilience, following the exchange's outage in November 2020. The consultation paper covers potential future ASX capabilities to enhance market resilience, with submissions to ...

Credit Suisse restructures investment bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Following a strategic review, Credit Suisse will undertake a "radical" restructure of its investment bank and cut thousands of jobs. Credit Suisse chair Axel P. Lehmann said the group has "become unfocused" in recent years and the new strategy is "the ...

Government enshrines new rule for Aussie Bitcoin owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
In the budget, the federal government introduced new rules for Bitcoin owners, clarifying that digital currencies are not taxed as foreign currency. The government said it will introduce legislation to clarify that digital currencies (such as Bitcoin) ...

ASIC takes first action over greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ASIC has taken its first action for greenwashing against ASX-listed energy company Tlou Energy. Tlou has paid a total of $53,280 to comply with four infringement notices issued by ASIC over concerns about alleged false or misleading sustainability-related ...