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Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... companies to get away with cheap talk and cherry picked data," Liddell said. "Any move to codify this approach into regulation would be a retrograde step and would effectively provide a green light for meaningless disclosures that make it very hard for ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Offset Opportunity Fund is classified as an Article 9 impact fund under the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and will look to invest in afforestation, natural forest restoration and improved forest management projects on a global basis. ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Loosening financial advice regulation under the Quality of Advice Review proposals would highly benefit superannuation fund members, but many are convinced that this only works in theory. The Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy stuck to her ...

The great super cover up is over: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... mess that is superannuation annual member meeting notices. "They [the government] need to bring forward legislation or regulation requiring APRA to publish relevant expenditure by all superannuation funds, for political purposes and for profit, all in ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... lose money in the meantime." Both Super Consumers Australia and CHOICE agreed that action must be taken to improve the regulation of advice but said reforms must be practical and not so radical that they undermine consumer protection. In making these ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... also released a token mapping consultation paper, exploring which elements of the crypto ecosystem require additional regulation. The consultation also looks at current financial services regulations' impact on crypto assets, tokens, networks, and smart ...

CPA calls for regulatory reforms for NFPs, charities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... than the outlay by government." The CPA also asked for the budget to include measures that simplify and streamline the regulation of the NFP sector, particularly in fundraising and reporting obligations. CPA said it is pleased with the increased focus ...

Regulation should be balanced: Levy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... said almost all stakeholders are unhappy with the current system; financial advisers feeling burdened by excessive regulation, leading them to increase fees or leave the profession. Banks, insurers, wealth managers, and superannuation funds are also ...

Spirit Super appoints chief risk officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... Spirit. This includes the fund's retirement products, insurance offering and navigating products in response to regulation. Prior to Spirit, Terry held the role general manager, asset finance at Commonwealth Bank where she managed the $11 billion ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
A Treasury spokesperson has indicated when industry can expect the release of the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report, while also confirming the government has not scrapped super tax concessions. A spokesperson for minister for financial services ...