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AustralianSuper merges real assets functions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
The superannuation giant has made a raft of fresh appointments as it restructures its infrastructure and property investment teams, including naming a head of global real assets. AustralianSuper is going to combine its infrastructure and property teams ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... controls to catch that and prevent it. We apologise to you, and we apologise to the people of Australia, that we fallen short of the standards." Senator Barbara Peacock further flagged that PwC has major regulatory gaps, which create regulatory havens ...

ASIC cracks down on 11 SMSF auditors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
ASIC has acted against 11 SMSF auditors for conduct shortcomings and violating obligations in the quarter ending September 30. The corporate regulator's action was spurred by the auditors' failures in meeting assurance standards, independence requirements ...

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... reconsider the implications of this proposal in its current form." The report also argues that the government is potentially short-changing itself by taxing unrealised capital gains. ICFS deputy director George Mihaylov explained it's crucial to ...

How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact Australia?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... is potential volatility at play, but it is completely reliant on what occurs over the next few weeks. "The US has stopped short of being very explicit that they have no direct evidence of Iran's involvement," he said. "That gives some reprieve to ...

UniSuper partners to buy Tasmanian timber plantation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... Clean Energy Regulator and a Carbon Abatement Contract secured at an ERF auction. The project was designed to convert from a short-rotation, 12 to 13-year planting of a high-intensity eucalyptus varietal to a pine plantation for saw logs over a 30-year ...

Super funds offer merger update

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... different divisions of fund. The majority of the fund's divisions are reasonably straightforward and can be merged in a short timeframe," CBA Group Super said. "The defined benefit lifetime pensions are more complex and as a result will be merged in ...

Platform fees, poor resourcing a red flag for regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
The chief executives of major platform operators in the UK have received letters from the regulator, flagging concerns around poor disclosure of fees and under-investment in technology. In the letter, the Financial Conduct Authority's director of consumer ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
Too much power has rested in the hands of PwC chief executives, who are elected in a presidential-style campaign and, other than maintaining popularity, have unchecked authority, an independent review has found. The report by former Telstra boss Ziggy ...

Coolabah Capital launches new active ETP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
Coolabah Capital Investments has launched a short-term income fund, capturing opportunities in mispriced cash and bond markets on Cboe. The Cboe Australia-listed Coolabah Short Term Income Fund (FRNS) aims to offer daily liquidity returns that exceed ...