Welcome to the latest edition of The Standard, with your round-up of important policy, research and regulatory updates, press releases and speeches.
Catch-up with announcements from APRA, ASIC, ATO, the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, the RBA and New Zealand Regulators, as well as news of senior executive moves.
In this edition, members also have an opportunity to become volunteers to help contribute towards FINSIA’s latest submissions.
As always, your feedback is important, so do not hesitate in contacting us.
FINSIA
Volunteers for Treasury examination of climate-related financial disclosures
Australian Housing Market Update – Risk and Opportunity in 2023
Economic Update with Matthew Peter, Chief Economist, QIC
Moves and Appointments
David Jacobs - Appointment of Head of Domestic Markets
APRA announces executive appointments and structure changes
Sean Hughes - Commissioner Sean Hughes to depart ASIC
Therese Turner - P&N Group appoints to inaugural CCO role
FMA appoints Sharon Thompson to new executive leadership team | Financial Markets Authority
AFCA
Federal Court reaffirms that financial firms must co-operate with AFCA
APRA
APRA Deputy Chair Margaret Cole - Speech to the Conexus Financial Superannuation Chair Forum
APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Diversa Trustees
APRA releases Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics for December 2022
APRA releases policy and supervision priorities for 2023
ASIC
23-012MR ASIC cancels registration of 374 SMSF auditors
FAR to display whether financial advisers can provide tax (financial) advice
ATO
Seeking views and opinions of open current open consultations
AUSTRAC
It’s time to submit your 2022 compliance report – get started today
ABS
Labour Force, Australia - DEC 2022
Employee households living costs highest in two decades
Selected Living Cost Indexes, Australia
Reserve Bank
Opening Statement to the Senate Select Committee on the Cost of Living
The Effect of Credit Constraints on Housing Prices: (Further) Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Australian Chamber of Commerce
Fiscal repair must be overriding priority of federal budget
New Zealand
Financial-Markets-Authority-2022-Annual-Report
MIS Sector Risk Assessment 2023
