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Praemium hunts for new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Praemium has announced David Coulter will be stepping down from the role of chief financial officer, effective March 7. Despite resigning from the position, Coulter will continue to provide investor relationship services to Praemium on a consulting ...

ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
In a bid to curb monopolistic practices, ASIC's new powers that mandate the ASX to be more transparent on its fees and services relating to clearing and settlements (CS) will kick in three months from now. Under the ASIC CS Services Rules 2025 ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
A confidential Treasury draft proposal obtained by Financial Standard outlines voluntary principles for the design and delivery of superannuation retirement income solutions, extending beyond the obligations of the Retirement Income Covenant. The principles ...

AZ NGA positions for growth with key appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Former Fitzpatricks Financial Group chief executive Jodie Blackledge is joining the leadership team of AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA). Blackledge has been appointed group chief financial officer at AZ NGA, reporting to group chief executive Paul ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) has recognised four of its members at the 2025 SMSF National Conference, citing their excellence in self-managed superannuation and their contribution to the sector. The 2024 CEO Award was posthumously awarded to former Foxton ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
The peak industry body published a draft Guidance Note on Severe Financial Hardship Withdrawals for member consultation, marking a significant "milestone" in making it easier for First Nations people to access their superannuation. The guidance note ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Senator Andrew Bragg has questioned ASIC over how it handles investigations and proceedings against superannuation funds when it comes to claims handling delays. The back and forth with ASIC commissioner Simone Constant consisted largely of Constant ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) released new best practice guidance on family and domestic violence that sets new benchmarks for life insurers to better understand and engage with victim-survivors. The detailed framework will help Australian ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Platforms have vastly improved their bulk processing capabilities, particularly as financial advisers come to dread the new fee consent renewal process, SuitabilityHub managing director Recep Peker says. This is one of the main findings in SuitabilityHub's ...