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Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... she explained. She said the cross-industry working group has met three times since its creation. "It's got representatives from AIST, FSC and ASFA, Link and Mercer, and all of the regulators as well," she explained. "It's been an incredibly valuable ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... found not to have adequate processes in place in its program and failed to take reasonable steps to ensure its representatives complied with consumer credit protection laws. By participating in the program, ANZ's marketing material encouraged it as "a ...

TAL offloads dealer group to CountPlus

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... CountPlus currently has 280 financial advisers. Affiinia provides holistic financial and risk advice. Some 100 representatives will move to the CountPlus network. CountPlus said that TAL has provided it with specific warranties and indemnities appropriate ...

Government housing measures progress

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade passed the House of Representatives as well as two other bills pertaining to the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council and National Housing Finance ...

ASIC acts to combat financial inequality for First Nations people

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... result of extensive consultations with stakeholders, including First Nations people, financial services industry representatives, government departments, and regulators. ASIC identified several key learnings through the consultation, including the recognition ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... advice businesses. One class action alleges Count Financial (which is now owned by CountPlus) and its authorised representatives acted in misleading or deceptive conduct and received commissions but provided no advice. A trial date is set for March 2024. ...

Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... of superannuation members." The super fund recently unveiled a new-look board, appointing member and employer representatives from both the energy industry and local government following the integration of Energy Super and Suncorp's superannuation unit. ...

Fiducian expands adviser base, increases FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
Fiducian saw the number of its financial advisers grow from 66 to 84 representatives in the second half of 2022 and flagged that another five franchises are in the process of joining the fold. Releasing its half-year report on the ASX this morning ...

More DASS complainants flock to AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... investment in the ASX-listed US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) and related products between 2015 and 2019. Six representatives did not conduct a reasonable investigation of the clients' circumstances before providing the advice, according ...

Wilsons Advisory fined $550k by ASIC MDP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... high end of careless rather than as reckless or intentional." It said the firm was overly reliant on its trading representatives as a control and should have had more robust risk management systems in place. That said, ASIC added that Wilsons had an ...