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AFCA receives 500 super complaints in first month

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... with AFCA was to establish a "real game changer" in financial services. "One that provides not only a one-stop shop but a fair, efficient and timely dispute resolution [service] that will be known for fairness being at the heart of everything that we ...

ASIC funding numbers released

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... making public the cost of our regulation marks a significant milestone in this process," Armour said. "Our goal is ensuring a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians and lies at the heart of all our regulatory activities." The ...

Women in Super ramps up "Make Super Fair" campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Opposition Leader's announcement last month to support three (marked in asterisk below) of our five-point Make Super Fair Campaign is encouraging and affirms that change is possible," she said. The five-point plan includes: Additional annual $1,000 ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... advisers (68%) said the long-awaited exam the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority outlined in November is neither fair nor reasonable. FASEA recently unveiled the structure of the inaugural curriculum and exam set at 3.5 hours consisting ...

ASIC appoints to disciplinary panel

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... streamlining and simplifying the policies and procedures to ensure the MDP continues to be in a position to deliver efficient and fair regulatory outcomes," Armour said. ASIC is also seeking feedback about proposals to change aspects of the MDP's policies ...

Corporate and industry super funds unite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
A longstanding corporate retirement fund is merging with an $8.6 billion industry superannuation fund. Members of the Fairbrother Employee Retirement Fund have had their super savings rolled over to Tasplan under a new agreement reached between the ...

Super pool ripe for adviser picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... believes established advice practices will prosper with the only issue being whether prospective clients are willing to pay a fair price for services. Despite the Royal Commission spurring drops in investment, superannuation and platform administration ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Grattan Institute has called Labor's plan to end refunds of excess franking credits a "fair way" to improve the Federal Budget but it is still "second-best" as there are better solutions. Grattan's budget policy director Danielle Wood and fellow ...

Overhaul executive remuneration: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... or net promoter score. This week we ask if the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's examination blueprint is fair and reasonable.

Court fines stockbroker $350k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said the Market Integrity Rules are vital to ensuring that Australia's financial markets are fair and efficient "Market participants are reminded of the importance of their role as gatekeepers to our markets. If they fail ...