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ANZ sued by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... $47". "This alleged misconduct is the result of system errors within ANZ and a lack of effort to comprehensively fix these issues. We say that ANZ has been aware of the unlawful charging since at least 2018 and the problem is still occurring today," ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... climate change, Frontier believes the expectations of the wider Australian population around a range of social and governance issues will have material financial implications for investing and managing the financial risks associated with activities that ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... speech Bragg has advocated for structural superannuation reform. "I want to spend my energies on the two principal economic issues: taxation and superannuation," he said. Bragg claimed super has made unions, banks and insurers richer than ever and lamented ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... prove how true that is. Given the events of recent years, it's no surprise there is a vacuum of experience in dealing with issues we haven't seen in some time, Lifespan Financial Planning chief executive Eugene Ardino says. But it doesn't necessarily ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary to pay US$1.5m over ESG misstatements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... Enforcement's Climate and ESG Task Force was formed in March 2021, and among other things, it analyses disclosure and compliance issues relating to investment advisers' and funds' ESG strategies.

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... the Financial Planning Association of Australia said it looks forward to working with the Albanese government on pressing issues impacting the advice industry. PA chief executive Sarah Abood said the FPA expects actions on adviser education to be the ...

BUSSQ appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... the members of the fund over that time." BUSSQ has seen its board overhauled, following on from allegations of governance issues earlier this year. In February the BUSSQ board failed to come to a decision over whether it should merge with Cbus, with ...

Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... strong conviction in high-yield credits fundamentals albeit the tighter spreads and more compressed valuations. High-yield issues will be upgraded to investment-grade status in Western Asset's view, as such, it has been identified as a rising star. The ...

CEW push for more women leaders

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... Australia is not afraid to challenge the status quo, risk-taking is not yet ingrained in our mentality. "If we want to address issues as vital as saving future generations from the effects of climate change, recovering from the pandemic and safeguarding ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... reports, we are not on the cusp of a return to the 1970s inflation inferno." Schmidt added that aside from supply-side issues central banks were equipped with the tools to control most of the inflationary causes seen today. He said: "Inflation is a social ...