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Challenger appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... oversaw improvements in capital management and financial reporting as well as the implementation of evolving accounting standards. "I personally thank Rachel for her wise counsel, solutions-focused attitude, and commitment to our business. On behalf ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

FPSB names new leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Planning Association of Australia chief Dante De Gori has been named as the new head of the global Financial Planning Standards Board. The appointment is effective in January, following the departure of current chief executive Noel Maye, who will step ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... the Age Pension," he said. "Secondly, I think we need an objective to enable most Australians to maintain broad living standards during their retirement years."

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... full employment, growing real wages, ensuring women's economic participation and equality, and improving living standards for all Australians. The immediate priority is to ensure fiscal policy is not adding to inflationary pressures and to begin ...

ASIC finds shortcomings in wholesale market practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... practices in wholesale financial markets, encouraging participants in these markets to benchmark themselves against industry standards. Report 741 Conduct risk in wholesale fixed income markets (REP 741) and Report 742 Managing conflicts of interest ...

New ETF to invest in green metal producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... 50% of their revenue mining or producing green metals and screens out businesses which do not meet reasonable industry standards. "Demand for green metals is soaring around the globe and promises to intensify as climate change initiatives become more ...

Fed seeks feedback on rules to resolve large bank failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... Michael Barr said: "As the banking system changes, policymakers must continuously evaluate whether resolution-related standards and prudential standards for large banks keep pace." Separately, Fed vice chair Lael Brainard raised concerns about the increased ...

Choice performance test pause in members' best interests: Chant West

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... to provide 'good advice' may have the unintended consequences of lowering the quality of advice to consumers and the standards of advice across the industry as a whole. "Those that may not be recognised by consumers are nevertheless important to the ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... of strong competition for lending, but the size of the sector remains small and there is little evidence that lending standards have deteriorated." The decline in crypto-asset prices in the first half of 2022 also had a limited impact on Australia's ...