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Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... don't keep talking about it if we don't keep railing against it, and critically, if we don't keep shining a light on it." She added the pay gap affects much more than just the bank balances of Australian women. "It directly affects their ...

Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Virgin Money Super is increasing insurance premiums on death and TPD cover from April 22. Members have been notified that premium rates per week, per unit of death only cover will increase from $0.41 to $0.55. For death and TPD will increase from $0.67 ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... drives progress on gender equality in Australian workplaces. The Australian Greens commented that the bill will help shine a light on pay inequality and inaction on equality measures. The additional transparency will encourage employers to take meaningful ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
Investors will need a new investment playbook to adjust to the new, more volatile macroeconimic environment of 2023 and beyond, urges BlackRock Investment Institute chief investment strategist APAC Ben Powell. Sharing his insights at an event yesterday ...

Wealth managers bracing for compensation claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... it believes many wealth managers and financial advisers need better systems and tools to support clients,particularly in light of recent events such as the financial impact of Covid, rising inflation, and high levels of volatility, it explained. The ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... announced that vice chair for supervision Michael Barr is leading a review, of the supervision and regulation of SVB, in light of its failure. "The events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank demand a thorough, transparent, and swift review by the Federal ...

Aware Super executive to start boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
Two of Aware Super's equities managers have quit the super fund to set up their own fund. Aware Super head of direct equities and portfolio manager Tim Riordan has left the superannuation fund. Going with him is Mike Teran, an associate portfolio ...

Dodgy advice bill nears $5bn: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... clients, at the time the advice was given. "ASIC compensation for financial advice-related misconduct project has shone a light on the advice fees that customers are paying and the services they should be receiving in return," said Press. "The subsequent ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... investigated the best way to provide members' superannuation arrangements in the future. The review was conducted in light of the regulatory environment which has increased the demands, risks and costs associated with running a stand-alone corporate ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... said. "Any move to codify this approach into regulation would be a retrograde step and would effectively provide a green light for meaningless disclosures that make it very hard for investors and the general public to distinguish whether companies are ...