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PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... in Australia's economy ahead of the government's Economic Reform Roundtable, the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended paring back some of the entry requirements that have impacted adviser numbers. The PC pointed to feedback it received from CPA ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... Financial Planning (CFP), Financial Wisdom (FWL) and CMLA in August 2020 relating to CMLA life insurance policies recommended by financial advisers appointed by CFP and FWL. A court ordered mediation is due to take place on November 6. CBA said it is ...

Iress deputy chief made redundant, takeover talks confirmed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... stages of engagement with Blackstone and Thoma Bravo in order to ascertain whether an offer can be made which can be recommended by the Iress board. There can be no certainty that any proposal or offer will be forthcoming from either party, or that any ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... simple indicator," the paper reads. "A more comprehensive approach could ask funds about the nature and amount of their recommended drawdown rates they provide members beyond the MDR." Stakeholders have until September 5 to respond to the Retirement ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
An interim report from the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended Australian companies switch to digital financial reporting to allow for data to be better extracted. The report looked at how Australia can better harness the data contained in ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... also boost our resilience to the effects of climate change and minimise their human and economic costs." The report recommended Australia improve incentives in electricity, heavy industry and transport - which together account for 79% of Australia's ...

Adviser banned for PRP supervision failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... objectives. The provided projection graphs and tables also presented a "distorted comparison" of the existing fund to the recommended fund. Further, ASIC found that the documents in client files were substantially similar, and the advice provided was ...

Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... hinder participation in private markets by super fund investors. Rest also pointed to its younger membership and has recommended using evidence-based modelling of long-term economic growth and impact on Australians' personal financial situations, including ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... July meeting six members voted for the interest rate to be held, while three voted for a reduction. "The RBA Review recommended this change to enhance the transparency and accountability of the RBA," Chalmers said. Under the new SCMP, RBA monetary board ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... last three years, presenting significant earnings and margin volatility," Ler said. Platinum's board has unanimously recommended in favour of the merger, so should it go through, the Platinum name will be retired and the newly created 'MergeCo' ...