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Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has released a report aimed at overhauling Australia's corporate bond market. The report makes 12 recommendations to support the development of a more active corporate bond market in ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
A former Freedom Insurance director and consultant will head to Federal Court for their alleged involvement in aggressive sales tactics. ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Freedom Insurance managing director of Keith Cohen and ...

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Financial Services Council has announced that Sally Loane will step down as chief executive at the end of the year. Loane has led the industry body for seven years, including through the Royal Commission and its aftermath. In her time, Loane was ...

Pinnacle backs investment platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management has made a $3 million cornerstone investment in OpenInvest. Melbourne-based fintech OpenInvest said it will use the funding to increase staff numbers to continue the roll out of its investment administration technology ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
A Senate committee is proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets and crypto-asset businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
KPMG Australia and The Table Club have produced a new report revealing how much growth family offices expect from investments and what they want from investment managers. The report found that the average wealth of an Australian family office is $1.12 ...

APRA readies new super fund remuneration regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
APRA is keeping its watchful eye on superannuation funds' preparedness for the new remuneration standards that take effect in 2023. APRA has released the updated version of Prudential Practice Guide CPG 511 Remuneration, where it expects boards to oversee ...

Capstone drops jailed adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
Capstone Financial Planning has revoked the authorisation of Mark Babbage, the Victorian financial adviser jailed for breaching Western Australia's strict border restrictions to attend the AFL Grand Final. Financial adviser and broker Mark Babbage ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...

CFS adopts advice consent solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Colonial First State has partnered with Iress to help it comply with the newly introduced ongoing advice fee obligations. The blockchain-supported solution will manage advice fee consent requirements for clients on CFS's platforms, FirstChoice and ...