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Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... that technology can be powerful - it is inevitable," he says. Overwhelmed In late 2023, when former financial services minister Stephen Jones broached that a new class of advisers (NCA) can help make advice more accessible and affordable, he directly ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... were impacted by the collapse of Shield. Macquarie oversaw about $321 million of the super savings invested in Shield. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Macquarie's action will enable affected customers to access savings without lengthy ...

RBNZ appoints Swedish central banker as governor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... the Riksbank and an extensive international experience" RBNZ board deputy chair Rodger Finlay said. New Zealand finance minister Nicola Willis said Breman's appointment follows a robust recruitment process in which 300 individuals were identified, contacted ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor a range of cancers, cancer predisposition syndromes and other heritable conditions," minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said. "Australians should not be discouraged from undertaking genetic testing out ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... to develop the final bill, the government said. Submissions will remain open until October 24. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the framework is still in its infancy, reiterating that industry feedback will be ...

Greece launches new innovation, infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... and now borrows at rates lower than the US. Its economy is forecast to grow 2.3% in 2025, it said. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it's his commitment to the investment community that the reforms implemented in recent years are ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg has confirmed the Coalition's controversial super for housing policy is under review. "I'm open minded as to whether there's a way it can be re-cut, but as it stands, it's unlikely to continue as our ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... Authority (APRA) have outlined opportunities for regulatory reform in letters sent to Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. APRA chair John Lonsdale noted potential changes to the superannuation performance test, saying he agrees ...

Aware Super invests in $1bn venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... more storage capacity to come online at pace and scale to help meet the government's clean power targets." UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks also hailed the partnership, noting that it will support the government's policy in the transition. "This National ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... opportunities across borders. Migration System Review chair and former secretary of Treasury and the department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Martin Parkinson said the reforms should be a "political and economic no-brainer". "Everyone here, citizen ...