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Large penalties against super funds are appropriate: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant told Financial Standard that many super fund trustees have taken accountability for not meeting their requirements to members, know they need to improve and accept the penalties that are brought against them. However ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... changes and work with its members and the advice community to collaborate and embed the use of the guide. Institute of Public Accountants senior tax adviser Tony Greco said he's hopeful the guide will be helpful to the financial services community with ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... billion fund's strategic direction. Dias, who was responsible for the fund's entire investment strategy across public and private markets, also helmed the corporate fund's multi-manager portfolios. The departure is notable given Dias's ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... stock," Whiting told Financial Standard. Alibaba suffered on the back of co-founder Jack Ma's sudden hiatus from the public eye some five years ago. At the time, Alibaba's financial arm Ant Financial was set to float. "This was pulled because ...

CSC, Future Fund, RBA pay data released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...

ASIC takes Block Earner case to High Court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... "The definition of financial product was drafted in a broad and technology-neutral way, and ASIC believes it is in the public interest to clarify this," the regulator said. "This clarification is important as it applies to all financial products and ...

Stockbroking faces 'perception problem'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) 2025 conference have told the industry it needs to work to improve its public perception, particularly around the profession of stockbroking. Morgans Financial chief executive John Clifford said just a ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... Relations Association chief executive Ian Matheson, there are four main factors that have companies either reluctant to go public or second-guessing whether they stay listed. The first, he said while appearing at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers ...

AFCA looks to expand jurisdiction over receiving banks in scams

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is opening public consultation on a string of governance changes, with a key focus on expanding its jurisdiction to include receiving banks in scam complaints. Following an engagement with an external ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... high-net-worth (HNW) investors using alternative assets to diversify, protect against inflation and lessen returns related to the public markets, with Praemium saying advisers should look to capitalise from this trend. The research follows the company's ...