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ASIC case against Commonwealth Bank dismissed

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... had not breached its general obligation to do all things necessary to ensure that the financial services covered by its licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "ASIC pursued this case because we believed ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super merger finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... Exploration of a merger occurred after APRA forced Christian Super to seek a partner, placing a range of conditions on its licence at the end of 2021 including that it must have plans in place to merge by mid-2022. Australian Ethical Super now has more ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... including tailored SMAs that can be designed to unique needs of advisers and their clients. For businesses with a MDA licence, we'll deliver institutional rebalancing capabilities to allow them to manage portfolios centrally and efficiently." Quirk ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... under the Credit Act in line with credit cards and other credit products. Providers would require an Australian Credit Licence, consumers would have to be able to set their own spending limits, fee caps would be included, and an "unsuitability test" ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... help the member understand their super and how it is tracking. Opening the doors TelstraSuper has a full public offer licence, although it has only recently begun to promote itself as an open fund to other corporates. "About 18 months ago, we decided ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. FTX entered voluntary administration on November 11, and the AFSL is suspended until 15 May 2023. However, for the time being, FTX can continue to provide ...

ASIC bans married duo from providing financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... client's account. An ASIC delegate found that the couple carried on a financial services business without holding an AFS licence from July 2015 until May 2021. Richard Marshall advised clients of his company, RT Marshall, many of whom were elderly, to ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Insignia trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
The prudential regulator has placed additional conditions on Insignia Financial's RSE licence over governance and risk management issues, including delaying the transfer member benefits to other funds. The additional conditions apply to IOOF Investment ...

Another ban for Sirius Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... follows an ASIC investigation into the firm, which agreed to wind down its retail and wholesale operations and surrender its licence in July. The investigation also saw Sirius Financial's former executives Jonathan Schneider and Oskar Pecyna banned for ...

Separation of ANZ P&I business completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... was first announced about three years ago. During that time, 1257 employees transitioned from ANZ to Insignia, while 638 licence arrangements and 589 applications were separated from ANZ. "This is a momentous achievement for our organisation and the ...