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Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... a 'default once' framework to prevent unintended multiple accounts, as recommended by both Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and the recent Productivity Commission review of superannuation, and legislating an obligation for trustees to consider the ...

Support staff should meet FASEA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... Commission report that apply to advice. When it comes to life insurance advice, Ashenden explained Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that ASIC is due to review life insurance advice in 2021 and the regulator should conduct that review. Hayne ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
The Financial Services Council echoed the advice of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in its call for a "significant" simplification of the regulatory system for tax and financial advisers. In a submission to the independent review of the Tax Practitioner's ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... implementation roadmap released today. Revealing how the government will tackle the 76 recommendations made by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in his landmark report into misconduct in Australia's financial services system, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... In recommendation 4.7, the application of unfair contract terms provisions to insurance contracts, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said there was no reason to exempt insurance contracts from UCTs where it is appropriate for financial products and services ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... decision-making is critical to addressing potential consumer harms, Press said. One sticking point for Commissioner Kenneth Hayne at the time was that s68A did not go far enough in preventing "treating" employers, and called for a civil penalty provision ...

Final nail in the coffin for grandfathered commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
The government will introduce legislation this week to end the payment of grandfathered commissions to financial advisers by 1 January 2021. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial ...

Wealth management investigations spike

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... while investigations into wealth management increased 129%. In the Royal Commission's final report, commissioner Kenneth Hayne recommended when ASIC identifies misconduct, its starting point should be "why not litigate?" instead of the "negotiate" tack ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
In her first industry address since inheriting the superannuation portfolio, Senator Jane Hume reinforced the Federal Government's plans to fix the structural problems across the retirement system and ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking ...

Risk commission changes imperil advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... competition, as only the largest institutions will be able to survive, it said. Under Recommendation 2.5, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said ASIC should consider further reducing the cap on commissions for life risk insurance products - unless there is ...