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Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was committed to working with the government to establish the new standards. "Scrutiny and high standards drive our world-class sector forward," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "We welcome the ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... critical election year, the backlash against environmental, social, and governance investing intensified, and political scrutiny reached new heights," Bioy noted. "Some individual states took legal action to limit the incorporation of ESG criteria in ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience and the 70% decline in Link Group's (which is ...

Traders left scrambling over ASX settlement outage

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... meet ongoing resilience, reliability, integrity, and security requirements." The CHESS system has come under immense scrutiny in recent years. The ASX recently announced $270 million to $320 million will be needed to refresh the outdated the system. ...

Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... that advice firms and major companies will have to fork out. Hence, FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood is calling for more scrutiny of PI arrangements in this context. "In cases where there are large systemic issues like [Dixon Advisory], the policies ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... relate to their AFS licence, including administrative or operational functions." Cornelissen is all for ASIC's stronger scrutiny. "I actually welcome that to be honest, because if someone's got a direct employee with no security measures in place ...

ASX listings dwindle as companies abandon public markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... private capital. The investment organisation said that stricter regulations, increased compliance requirements, and greater scrutiny from stakeholders are making the public market less attractive. As a result, many companies now see private markets as ...

TradingHub makes Australian debut

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... office. It comes at a time where market manipulation is becoming increasingly sophisticated, which is now under heightened scrutiny via ASIC's establishment of a new criminal investigation team. According to the platform, its surveillance system (MAST) ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... comprising an equal number of employer and union directors, including three CFMEU representatives, has since come under scrutiny for possible conflicts of interest. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard that it's a "highly regulated financial ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... delivering poor value and to drive better value for money across the workplace defined contribution market through greater scrutiny and competition. FCA executive director of markets and international Sarah Pritchard noted that 16 million people save ...