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iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
iExtend has appointed a head of alliances, promoting one of its state distribution managers. Mark Stubbings has taken on the role, responsible for facilitating industry and association collaboration. Stubbings, who is well known in the advice industry ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The government has advanced its commitment to establish a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), releasing for consultation exposure draft regulations. The CSLR will facilitate the payment of compensation of up to $150,000 to eligible consumers ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

Latest adviser exams see 52% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Just over half of the candidates for the July and August sittings of the Financial Advisers Exam - the final opportunities for existing advisers to pass - have been successful. In total, 628 advisers sat the exam in July and August. Of these, 76% were ...

ASIC tells super trustees to improve TMDs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
ASIC is calling on superannuation trustees to review and improve the effectiveness of target market determinations (TMD) for their products. The regulator's request follows a sample review of trustee compliance that found some poor practices. ASIC ...

FICAP raises over $120k for charity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
FICAP's annual fundraiser returned for the first time since 2019 last night, raising over $120,000 for SHINE for Kids and the Starlight Children's Foundation. Speaking at the event, FICAP chair Marnie McLaren said: "It's so exciting to see ...

Julie Lander resigns as CareSuper chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
After 20 years in the role, CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander is stepping down. Lander first joined the fund in 2001 when it had just $1 billion in funds under management. She was appointed chief executive in 2002 and the fund has since grown to ...

Registrations open for FPA initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's Future2 Foundation has commenced registrations for its annual Six-Foot Track Challenge and is now accepting applications for its 2022 grants program. The Six-Foot Track Challenge is a 35-kilometre ...

Unlicensed forex trader extradited from Poland

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
Unlicensed foreign exchange trader Daniel Farook Ali has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with eight counts of fraud, after being extradited from Poland and arrested following an ASIC investigation. The corporate regulator alleges that between ...

Palisade Real Assets acquires second waste business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Palisade Real Assets has added another UK waste business to its portfolio, this time Malaby Biogas Limited (Malaby), an organic waste anaerobic digestion technology plant located in Warminster, Wiltshire. While the independent infrastructure manager ...