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Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... engagement with beneficiaries was often "ineffective and insensitive," reinforcing concerns previously raised by Financial Standard, including a case where Rest was accused of showing "zero compassion" to a family struggling to facilitate an insurance ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... annual assessment cycle. The RBA has downgraded its assessment of these entities' compliance with the "Operational Risk" standard from 'partly observed' to 'not observed'. A rating of 'not observed' is made when the RBA has identified serious issues ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... disagree... My effort is focused on where we do agree and spending more time on that and spending less time arguing." Financial Standard is a media partner of the 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific.

MSC appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
MSC Group's Shelley Brown will become second-in-command at the trustee firm following a promotion to operating chief. Credited with bringing commerciality to the risk side of the business, Brown has served as both the chief compliance officer and ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The peak body for financial advisers has hired a policy and advocacy manager. Financial Advice Association Australia has appointed David Barrett to the newly created role, effective 24 March 2025. Based in Sydney, Barrett reports to the general manager ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The national advice group welcomed an executive general manager, strategic relationships after also adding a chief financial and operations officer. Matthew Fogarty has joined the Infocus team in the strategic relationships role, bringing more than ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided Treasury with a report after conducting an inquiry into companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... reconsidering if "circumstances change." Australian Shareholders' Association chief executive Rachel Waterhouse told Financial Standard that shareholders are concerned about the recent changes at WiseTech and the company's commitment to governance. She ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... investors and corporate to the region with "specialised focus" across renewable energy, technology and agriculture. Financial Standard is a media partner of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific 2025.