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Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... instrument also addresses the negotiation and arbitration process for accessing CS services under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. Access to this regime is contingent on the services being declared as CS services through a ministerial declaration. ...

CSLR chief executive named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) Transitional Board named the scheme's inaugural chief executive ahead of its planned commencement next April. David Berry has been appointed chief executive of the CSLR, effective December 11. Berry is currently ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... mechanism raises significant potential for anti-competitive behaviour at odds with Section 45 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010." Finally, the committee has recommended the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) be tasked with actively ...

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
The Consumer Action Law Centre has concerns that the Quality of Advice Review draft terms of references forget Commissioner Hayne's findings on conflicted remuneration. In the centre's submission on the review's draft terms of references, it argued ...

Insurers dodging Royal Commission reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Last week, the federal government announced exemptions for the insurance industry in relation to Royal Commission reforms. According to the Consumer Action Law Centre, these exemptions allow the insurance industry to side-step the Royal Commission recommendations ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

ACCC gives IOOF go ahead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... "Despite the profile and size of this transaction, it does not raise concerns under section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Act largely due to the fragmented nature of most of the relevant markets and strong constraints from remaining competitors," ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
Despite over $34 billion being removed from the super system, the Grattan Institute is sticking to its guns that the effects of the Early Release of Super scheme will not have too great of an impact on retirement outcomes. Speaking at the digital Morningstar ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
The government has announced a raft of reforms to reduce barriers to Australia's credit framework as a means to boost the economy. The reforms will remove the responsible lending obligations from the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 aiming ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
One of Australia's big banks has cracked down on "debt vultures" - businesses or individuals that claim to assist those struggling with debt but actually rake in big fees. National Australia Bank said it will no longer deal with unlicensed, fee-charging ...
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