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I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... O'Neil agreed with the statement. "This is the head of international tax, PwC Australia. The 144 pages show communication from Peter John Collins of Australia with other entities as part of PwC all around the globe. That is why we are here today ...

Platform fees, poor resourcing a red flag for regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
The chief executives of major platform operators in the UK have received letters from the regulator, flagging concerns around poor disclosure of fees and under-investment in technology. In the letter, the Financial Conduct Authority's director of consumer ...

Financial services marketing is broken: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... important than ensuring the marketing compliance process is watertight. That starts at the most basic level with robust communication and openness between teams," Wood said. "Auditors would expect to see a three line of defence (3LoD) model in place ...

ClearView welcomes chief of staff

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... with extensive experience in strategy and business planning," Gooderick said. "She has excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills and will help drive strategic outcomes as we work towards achieving our FY26 goals." Commenting ...

Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the Privacy Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial advice construction - the suitability of advice aligned to different ...

A roadmap for transitioning to managed accounts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... noted that Stanford Brown chief executive Vincent O'Neil previously said the single biggest focus should be staff communication - particularly if there is concern about advisers feeling disempowered. When positioning managed accounts to clients, it's ...

Aware Super rolls out adviser portal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... providing seamless functionality and ease of use". "This has changed the proposition for IFAs, simplifying transactions, communication processes and other tasks and putting invaluable information at their fingertips to help them provide that outstanding ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... advice," she said. "They can opt to use a suite of features, which is essentially managed through education and communication on our end. It is fuelled by our existing investment option Retire Plus." Retire Plus invests in assets with the prospect for ...

IFM Investors puts $46m into energy retail sector

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
IFM Investors (IFM) has made a substantial investment in global energy software provider Tally Group (Tally) via its Australian growth equity fund, IFM Growth Partners 2. Tally currently serves over 70 energy retailers across Australia, New Zealand ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in returns. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...