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Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... was later released in June. Industry Super Australia (ISA) welcomed the leglisation and said it will help women get their fair share of superannuation assets when a relationship breaks down ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby said: "For far too long ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Occupational exclusions in group insurance are under the microscope as the federal government reviews their fairness and appropriateness. Senator Jane Hume has opened consultations for the review until October 14, aiming to find solutions to problems ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... done simply," Mead said. Starting with equity risk premium, Mead said most will argue that it is on the "expensive side of fair if not outright expensive." History suggests that credit risk premium is valued as fair to slightly expensive, he said. While ...

YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Frontier is concerned the APRA performance test does not adequately assess acceptable performance, given several of the funds that were failed actually perform better than others that passed. The asset consultant, which advises on $490 billion, said ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... activities and licensing decisions." In response, ASIC said it will identify and pursue ways to "maintain and improve the fair and efficient operation of capital markets and the corporate sector, to facilitate business investment and confident participation ...

AFMA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... regulatory change and this will be critical as AFMA continues its advocacy for public policy and regulation that promote fair, competitive, and efficient markets. On Lynch departing, Bedwell said: "Under his leadership, AFMA sharpened the industry's ...

VGI Partners posts $43m in June half profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... the six months ending June. VGI Partners' normalised NPAT was $42.9 million for the June half and deducts unrealised fair value gains on investments and adds back contra-revenue relating to amortisation of VG8 and VG1's costs of listing on the ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
An Australian-first survey of accountants asking for their views on the economic impact of COVID-19 has revealed a pessimistic outlook. Nearly half of surveyed accountants are "fairly" or "extremely" worried about the state of the Australian economy ...

Aviva, PSP Investments acquire property

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... corporate clusters and scalability," Aviva Investors fund manager George Fraser-Harding said. "This particular sub-market should fair especially well with a dynamic occupier base beginning to return to offices. These buildings are well-located and offer ...

ASIC outlines approach to reforms amid uncertainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The corporate regulator will allow a period of transition for the several reforms taking effect in the first week of October. From October 1, new laws around adviser reference checking and information sharing requirements will take effect, as will new ...