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FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... law, economics, accounting, taxation and credit activities and credit services," Hume said. "Financial advisers' misconduct will therefore be assessed and sanctioned by their peers, driving further improvements in the industry."

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... pathway," the AFA said. "Sanctions could arise as a result of less material matters and in circumstances where the misconduct was entirely unintentional." Highlighting results from its own survey of members, the AFA's submission shows 79.8% of respondents ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... schemes, funeral insurance policies and debt management firms. "Ultimately, this scheme is about who bears the costs of misconduct in the system, and, unless the parliament improves the scheme proposed by the government, we'll continue to see individuals ...

Mayfair 101 files new appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... misled and deceived investors. The notice of appeal was filed on the same day Mayfair was fined $30 million for the misconduct. Mayfair's appeal claims the court made a mistake in reaching its decision that Mayfair had engaged in misleading or deceptive ...

CFP Board welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
The professional body for personal financial planners in the US welcomed its new chair this year. Kamila Elliott took the helm of the CFP Board, becoming the first African American to serve as the chair. Elliott is currently the president of Grid 202 ...

ASIC unveils details of FSCP operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... becomes insolvent under administration. In addition, ASIC must issue a warning or reprimand in relation to certain misconduct. ASIC will do this or make a referral to the panel only after it conducts a thorough investigation. This means that not all ...

Longo's ASIC less aggressive: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... intends to test its powers to the limit and use criminal powers, taking on a bolder appetite in dealing with serious misconduct. Herbert Smith Freehills said it has also observed the European Commission step up enforcement, with the announcement of its ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... headline, bank shareholders pay the fine and behaviour does not change." Johnston and the AIOFP are of the view that such misconduct in financial services will not change unless ASIC regulates banking in a similar fashion to the financial advice sector ...

AMP advances demerger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... operational challenges since the Hayne Royal Commission. It recently entered into an enforceable undertaking with APRA for misconduct over its superannuation businesses and flagged that $325 million will be wiped out from the balance sheet.

AMP flags $325m performance hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... prices traded as low as $1.015 upon the announcement. The losses are on top of remediation relating to superannuation misconduct ($45m) and an adjustment for the sale of its life insurance and mature business ($65m). AMP chief executive Alexis George ...