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Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has urged the government to improve access to financial advice through the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposals. In a letter to assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... two-year ban on Collins becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation in which Collins was found to have let slip confidential law reform plans. While a partner at PwC, Collins was part of a confidential consultation by Treasury to ...

Don't miss out on deep value US stocks: GMO

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
Otherwise known as the 'cheapest quintile', deep value stocks are the most attractive and underrepresented group within US equities today, according to GMO's asset allocation team. While value outperformed growth by a wide margin last year ...

Regulators urge ASX to maintain CHESS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have acted to ensure the ASX keeps the current CHESS until a replacement is successfully administered. ASIC issued notices to the ASX requiring it to produce a special report regarding the ongoing operation ...

Life insurer claims under regulator watch

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
ASIC has called life insurers to review the accuracy of their systems and controls for claims calculations and payments. This follows theidentification of systems failures in the incorrect applications of consumer price indexations (CPI)'s to life insurance ...

APRA, ASIC concerned over premium increases

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
APRA and ASIC have asked the chief executives of life insurers to explain the continuing increases to retail insurance premiums following complaints from consumers and reportable situations. In a joint letter, the regulators said they're concerned premium ...

Trustees must improve IDR processes: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Superannuation trustees have a lot of work to do when it comes to complaints handling, ASIC says. A new report from the regulator has found some superannuation trustees have sub-standard arrangements for managing complaints. The finding is based on ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Advising through disability implications

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
There are multiple complexities around providing advice and the impacts of disability, with planners sandwiched between highly anxious clients and tough systems. Speaking at the FPA Congress, Health & Finance Integrated chief executive William Johns ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A rapidly ageing population has changed the face of retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said ...