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Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... substantially. An ongoing criticism of the levy has been that all advisers are footing the bill for the institutions' misconduct, paying for ASIC's ongoing actions against them. The levy is currently set at the 2018-19 level of $1142 per adviser. While ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... several emerging trends and important law reforms that are reshaping the financial system, including digitally enabled misconduct, emerging technologies, climate risks and an ageing population. "ASIC will take strong and targeted enforcement action to ...

ASIC response to Freedom Insurance saga continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... In total, $102 million has been paid or will soon be paid to about 83,600 customers who were impacted by Freedom's misconduct. "Freedom Insurance used harmful sales practices to sell funeral, accidental death and life insurance policies to vulnerable ...

WA financial services director banned for six years

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... Chiodo Diversified Property Development Class to the Australian Opportunities Class (AOC). During the course of this misconduct, Hutchinson misused personal information about investors by contacting them when she was not in a role that allowed her to ...

CSLR establishment is critical: FPA

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... it clear that the CSLR must extend across AFCA's remit to achieve its aims of ensuring that victims of financial misconduct can be compensated where the firm involved has become insolvent." Abood also highlighted the importance for the scheme to ...

Review of ASIC funding model begins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... cost pressures within certain sub-sectors, including financial advisers being lumped with footing the bill for the misconduct of a select few institutions. The newly released scope of review outlines that consideration and where appropriate recommendations ...

Contact AFCA now: ASIC urges Dixon Advisory clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... that they must lodge a formal complaint with AFCA if they believe they have suffered a loss as a result of the firm's misconduct. They must also do it before Dixon Advisory's membership with the complaints body lapses in April 2023; once this occurs ...

Advisers receive guidance on rights under FSCP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... panel after determining what regulatory benefit would be derived from doing so; "For example, we will consider whether misconduct is widespread or part of a growing trend, and whether referring the matter to a sitting panel will send an effective and ...

Investors, advisers need further ESG education

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... climate change and embracing sustainability," he said. "Further, as the dust settles from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, the advice industry is turning its attention to innovation ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... judgments and generalisations. "They make the often-repeated statement that the Banking Royal Commission exposed widespread misconduct in the financial advice industry," AFA said. "It might be worthwhile pointing out that only one adviser took the stand ...