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APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... namely introducing the "advanced illiquidity premium" (AILP). After consulting with the industry, APRA released its final response to amending prudential standards on treating capital for longevity products in a bid to improve weak demand for such products. ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... added that the exposure is actively managed through the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, with the size of the position adjusted in response to market signals. "As a result, our exposure was significantly reduced ahead of the recent downturn, meaning we had little ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said the bank's outlook for the economy is still being downgraded. "In response to the conflict in the Middle East, we have revised our outlook for inflation higher, downgraded our outlook for economic ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... newly created role. Most recently, Lacey was the founder and chief executive of IDCARE and helped build the nation's response service for victims of identity crime and scams. He has also held senior executive roles across government and industry in cyber ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... wanted out. "Three months was long enough for me to know that I did not want to stay with them as I was not getting the response I wanted," she says. "I was then told they were 'undergoing a restructure'. Then they eventually went into liquidation." ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Iran's energy infrastructure if it doesn't comply. The deadline is set to expire at 10.45am Tuesday AEDT. In response, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the US threats were "delirious". "The illusion of erasing Iran from the map shows ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... affordability, would reduce the rental stock supply and raise rents, and discourage investment and new construction," its response read. "Abolition of the CGT discount would discourage new construction, undermine supply, and so push housing prices up. ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... value traded. Holdings in subordinated debt and domestic corporate bond ETFs were also up, with AUSIEX saying this was in response to the phasing out of bank hybrids. Non-advised SMSFs also continue to show more of a home bias, with just 6.4% of their ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... the union only becoming aware of some of the redundancies as staff were being told they had lost their jobs." Acenda in response said: "Bringing our businesses together has meant designing a new organisational structure that will enable us to deliver ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
In its latest paper, ASIC has argued that while digital assets are a technological shift from current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior ...