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ISA renews calls for gig worker super

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... federal government has alluded to extending the Fair Work Commission powers to establish a minimum set of employment standards for many gig workers, including payment of super. ISA said it supports moves that uphold the flexibility and convenience of ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... challenges facing our society, including climate change, resource management, financial inequality and disparity in living standards - require purposeful capital investment to enable solutions and support positive outcomes for people and the planet. ...

Linchpin, Endeavour directors found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... Daly and Mr Raftery respectively in entering into the Daly Loans and the Raftery Loan (as varied) fell short of the standards of conduct that would be expected of individuals in their position by reasonable persons with knowledge of the duties, powers ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... anti-scam campaigns. It also advocated for the use of tools to better identify firms' compliance with climate disclosure standards and to better detect greenwashing activities.

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... assurance, and disclosure requirements for enhanced consumer protection. For stablecoins, the Bill creates minimum reserve standards, requiring issuers to hold the full amount of their face value liabilities in accounts with an Australian ADI. Further ...

ANZIIF chief steps down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... growth, ANZIIF said Willsford has been integral to the improvement of professional frameworks, upholding professional standards and maintaining the industry's passion for development. She was a pivotal driver behind ANZIIF's new education model and oversaw ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... 2019. The act also mandates advisers to adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services, the standards that set out expected ethical behaviour and competence, knowledge and skill. Hewes said the initiatives have further strengthened ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... specifically the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as well as the International Sustainability Standards Boards accounting standards, and future frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)," ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... will now need to pull back on lending to shore up their balance sheets, and we're likely to see stricter capital standards for banks." He said that what's currently occurring in the US banking system will place greater importance on the role ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... at smaller banks, are likely to move deposits to larger, more established institutions," they said. "Industry lending standards will likely tighten further, which will constrain economic growth, reduce inflation and make it less necessary for the Fed ...