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Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... migrant backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTI communities." The real issue, Jenkins explained, is that currently the law requires victims to report their harassment - putting their own careers and credibility at risk in doing so. It also, unintentionally ...

Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
Boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has launched a new global sustainable strategy. The new Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund retains the concentration and investment approach of the existing Alphinity Global Equity Fund, which ...

ASIC prepares licensees for reference checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
ASIC released more information on what financial advisers can expect from the new reference checking laws, which take effect on October 1. New protocols administered by ASIC requires a licensee recruiting a prospective financial adviser to request a ...

ASIC releases grandfathered arrangement findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... financial advice industry ended conflicted grandfathered arrangements, with 96% of product issuers complying with the new law that took effect at the start of the year. ASIC found that 1227 financial products terminated their grandfathered conflicted ...

Insurers dodging Royal Commission reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... 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 and are to the detriment ...

AFA slams new SOA measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at ASIC and APRA for causing "confusion" and "interfering" with financial advice as they look to introduce new changes to Statements of Advice. The association points to the regulators' joint letter ...

ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... providing good-quality, affordable personal advice to consumers". "ASIC has provided industry feedback on issues relating to law reform to Treasury for consideration as part of the Quality of Advice review," the regulator said.

Centuria appoints to RE board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... division. She is also a board member for Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and chairs the University of New South Wales Law Advisory Council. Centuria Capital chair Garry Charny said Green and Cook bring substantial experience from varied backgrounds ...

Stop abusers hiding super: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... in 2018. The government originally announced that it would progress this measure in 2018. AIST's position on the proposed law change is also backed up by the Retirement Income Review. The submission quotes the Retirement Income Review, saying: "The process ...

Regulators warn trustees of super advice fee obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
The regulators issued a firm reminder to trustees and financial advisers to heed the new law that limits the charges on superannuation advice. From July 1, trustees and financial advisers must have the proper processes and systems in place to meet the ...