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Spirit Super consortium withdraws from port acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... increasingly become a focus of economic regulators and most recently the subject of a Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry. "Common fund management and ownership that allow a degree of control or influence by minority interests have the potential ...

Review of ASIC funding model begins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... the review. The ASIC Industry Funding Model commenced in July 2017, following a recommendation of the Financial System Inquiry that the government introduce a cost recovery model for the regulator. "The IFM is intended to meet the Australian government's ...

Advisers receive guidance on rights under FSCP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... the rules of evidence that apply in a court of law do not apply at a FSCP hearing. "A hearing by a sitting panel is an inquiry to determine the facts and help the panel determine what, if any, action it should take against a financial adviser based on ...

$150m capital overlay no more for Allianz Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... governance self-assessment that APRA asked Allianz and a range of other institutions to undertake following 2017's Prudential Inquiry into Commonwealth Bank. The capital penalty was to remain in place until the insurer completed remediation work to strengthen ...

UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... Westpac's institutional bank and as a principal advisor to Commonwealth Treasury during the Australian Financial System Inquiry. In more recent years she was chief compliance officer at Aviva Investors and was chair of the Investment Association's ...

Blackstone one step closer on Crown deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... standards of probity as well as a commitment to deliver the full suite of operational changes recommended by the Bergin Inquiry. "This commitment is vital to ensure Crown Sydney is free from criminal influence and properly manages the risks of harm associated ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... dynamic and innovative markets and good consumer outcomes." Market inquiries are an important tool for the ACCC and its 2019 inquiry into foreign currency conversion services provided a good example of how this works in practice, she added. "FX services ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... regulator APRA has launched a probe into superannuation contributions to trade unions." "I look forward to the findings of the inquiry. I hope this finally turns the tap off, and the gravy train is stopped in its tracks."

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia has recommended first home buyers be able to use their superannuation as collateral for a home. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue tabled its report following ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... superannuation funds are already required to disclose their holdings under legislation effective 31 December 2021. The inquiry said it also considered the introduction of a beneficial ownership register and lowering the 5% threshold but ultimately does ...