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APRA proposes safeguards against risk events in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... events in superannuation, the regulator outlines that it intends to enhance the prudential framework to require RSE licensees to, ensure the board approves the amount held for the components, determine how the financial resources to meet each component ...

APRA proposes changes to successor fund transfers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... introduce requirements in Prudential Standard SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) to ensure all RSE licensees are appropriately prepared to transfer, or receive, members, elevating previous guidance. Specifically, SPS 515 will require ...

TAL launches Professional Year platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Professional Year requirements and achievements. Developed by TAL's Risk Academy team, in collaboration with several licensees, PY Manager allows licensees, financial advisers and new entrants to review and manage their Professional Year details. Through ...

Financial adviser registration delayed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... been engaging closely with industry about how best to implement stage one, with a view to ensuring the obligation on licensees to register financial advisers operates as efficiently as possible," Treasury said. "Through this engagement, ASIC has identified ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Just 6% of licensees lodged a breach report in the first nine months of the reportable situations regime, with ASIC raising concerns that licensees still lack the systems and policies to identify and address issues. ASIC has released insights from the ...

AFSL boss banned by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... entities to pay consumers a total amount of approximately $2.5 million. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said directors of AFS licensees must ensure that their firms comply with AFCA determinations. "This is a fundamental obligation of AFS licensees, and ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... types of regulated activity, like having two sub-sectors within financial advice - in place of four. One would be for licensees providing personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial products and the other would be those who do not. Other ...

More consolidation is needed, says Diverger chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... "When I look back, one of the things that we got wrong was we didn't invest in the infrastructure for advisers and licensees to rely on," he said. "Our view at Diverger is that these challenges need to be solved and small advice businesses don't ...

ASIC updates remediation rules

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... consumer and industry stakeholder s. The updated guide provides a clear direction on remediations and is underpinned by licensees' legal obligation to operate efficiently, honestly and fairly, the regulator said. Specifically, the updated RG 277 clarifies ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... 2018, I would say resoundingly yes, it was a tougher time," he explained. "We had large, well capitalised institutional licensees embarking on multimillion-dollar mediation programs that were, frankly, breaking the rest of the market if it was to come ...