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AustralianSuper invests $2.5bn in Vantage Data Centers EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... several assets, including the former Kingswood Golf Course site, that no longer met the strategy's criteria and was recommended for divestment.

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... Federal Court to impose a civil penalty on accountable entities," Jones said. BEAR, the FAR's first iteration, was recommended by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in a bid to regulate senior leaders of super funds, banks, insurers, and other APRA-regulated ...

RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... "The RBA Review considered this question but found that flexible inflation targeting had served the Bank well and recommended its continued use. "Nevertheless, I expect that debate will continue." In the short term "many of the physical effects of climate ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... regulator through his membership of the ASIC Consultative Panel and was a member of the panel for the Ramsay Review, which recommended the establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Constant ...

FSCP issues slap on the wrist to adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... disciplinary action yet. Keeping the adviser's identity anonymous, the panel referred to the adviser as "Mr K", who recommended that the clients move their superannuation and the life insurance within it to another provider. When Mr. K discovered ...

Treasury kicks off managed investment scheme reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... clients lacked understanding about what the consequences of being a wholesale client entails. Consequently, the QAR recommended introducing written consent requirements for wholesale clients who meet the net assets or gross income thresholds of the individual ...

UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... in or entering financial services. It is also looking to examine the progress made in removing gender pay gaps, as recommended in a 2018 review, and the roles for government and regulators in combatting sexual harassment and misogyny. "The MPs will explore ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... recipients of paid parental leave to help close the gender gap. The KPMG Towards Gender Equity in Retirement report recommended the government consider adding superannuation contributions to the Commonwealth Carer Payment. The consultancy firm said the ...

FRAA provides roadmap for improved super regulation by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... regulation, making it more risk-based, forward-looking, and outcomes-focused, particularly at the systemic level. The FRAA recommended APRA increase efforts to identify risks in superannuation, including emerging and systemic risks, and their potential ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... reviewing the internal processes and structure that support the board's decision-making." The government review recommended that the RBA appoint a chief operating officer to help it achieve its objectives of being an "open and dynamic organisation." ...