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Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... of character contributions can be clawed back." "The laws that we're proposing would enable a victim to make an application to the court in the process of seeking compensation to seek transparency on their offender's superannuation account to ...

ASIC permanently bans former advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... the sole director of Swinsure, before being convicted of fraud in November last year. In December, Sweeney filed an application at the AAT seeking a review of ASIC's decision. This decision is currently pending. "Financial advisers must act with honesty ...

Cold calling advice firms called out

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... was "high risk" and all their money would go to the government if they died, emailed documents including a completed application for a retail fund and an invoice for advice that was not provided, and told to sign immediately. They are then charged thousands ...

Fintech predictions for 2023: Finura

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
Finura Group said it expects to see six key themes emerge this year for technology in the financial services industry. In its Wealth Tech Predictions 2023 report, the global technology consultant said wealth professionals are confronted with both headwinds ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... of character contributions can be clawed back." "The laws that we're proposing would enable a victim to make an application to the court in the process of seeking compensation to seek transparency on their offender's superannuation account to ...

Link Fund Solutions hit with further legal action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Link Fund Solutions is the subject of a new group action in England related to the now infamous Woodford fund failure. Law firm Leigh Day has served the action after it and another firm, Harcus Parker, had applications for a Group Litigation Order regarding ...

AAT overturns ban on former Spaceship chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... concluded it was not Spaceship's responsibility and therefore not his responsibility. In response, Dortkamp lodged an application with the AAT for a review of ASIC's decision, and a hearing took place in early October of last year. Deputy president BW ...

Adviser imprisoned for super fraud

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Former Perth financial adviser Rahul Goel has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing over $35,000 from his clients' superannuation accounts. An ASIC investigation into Goel's misconduct found that between November 2018 and July 2019, the ...

Life insurer claims under regulator watch

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
ASIC has called life insurers to review the accuracy of their systems and controls for claims calculations and payments. This follows theidentification of systems failures in the incorrect applications of consumer price indexations (CPI)'s to life insurance ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has said the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) should prioritise advice regulations in its ongoing review of financial services law. In its latest submission to the ALRC review of the Legislative ...