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What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... regardless of which party won. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court told the Australian Shareholders' Association Investor Conference this morning that a change in government is something that regulatory bodies watch closely as the outcome directly impacts ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference on Wednesday, Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle joined Unisuper chief investment officer John Pearce and HESTA chief investment ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... O'Rourke elaborated on the regulators expectations when speaking at the Australasia Investor Relations Association conference. O'Rourke encouraged business leaders to be open about new technologies and how they are being implemented to encourage trust. ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... late February, US President Donald Trump went blank when a reporter asked him about the AUKUS alliance during a press conference, unwittingly not knowing what AUKUS stood for.

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... previous two years. ASFI lamented there was no new spending allocated for Australia's effort to host UN COP31 climate conference in 2026, which is an expensive task, it said, while pointing the budget restraint as an election strategy. "The government ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... we have been responsible for. That is the biggest ever nominal improvement in the Budget," Chalmers said in a press conference. "In addition to that we have delivered two surpluses, we've got a smaller deficit this year, we have found more than $90 billion ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... AMP have all pointed to slow moving systems as standing in the way of innovation while speaking at the AM Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking within Australia's finance sector has held ...

Global tech companies eyeing super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... you're looking at implementing a piece of technology, so there can be a bit of a disconnect," Janz said. "With having a conference like this, where you're getting the C-suite from a super fund speaking to technology people about real problems that ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Nearly one third of financial advisers are currently using artificial intelligence (AI) in their practice at a basic level, but many more say they need education and guidance, a new Investment Trends study finds. Some 27% of advisers that are embracing ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) has recognised four of its members at the 2025 SMSF National Conference, citing their excellence in self-managed superannuation and their contribution to the sector. The 2024 CEO Award was posthumously awarded to former Foxton ...