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Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... financial adviser levy freeze as it unveils recommendations that make minor changes to the industry funding model following a review. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones yesterday announced that he will not extend the ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... is appealing for superannuation trustees to adhere to their legal responsibilities concerning member funds following a review of 12 trustees. A recent review by ASIC revealed that most aren't meeting their legal responsibilities for managing incoming ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... secured by property. Elsewhere, members will also benefit from reductions to their income protection premiums. Following a review of its arrangements with MLC Life, TelstraSuper said income protection premiums will come down as much as 30% for some members. ...

Advisers embrace less back-office burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... the elimination of many back-office inefficiencies under the federal government's adoption of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations. Some of the QAR recommendations assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged he will adopt include the replacement ...

Equity Trustees reviews UK, Ireland businesses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
EQT Holdings, the parent company of Equity Trustees, is reviewing its investment and scrutinising the future of its operations in the UK and Ireland. Equity Trustees' managing director Mick O'Brien commented: "While the businesses are now well established ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... cover managed investment schemes ; other industry bodies have lobbied for it to be included under its remit. "The Ramsay Review, which first recommended the compensation scheme in 2017, said the scheme should be scalable to include other financial products. ...

New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... the Joint Standing Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Senator Deborah O'Neill advised the inquiry will review Australia's big four auditors, but not solely. "I advise that the committee has initiated an inquiry into the regulatory ...

Morrison Securities pays infringement over DTRs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... by Morrison's filters as aberrant orders and diverted to Morrison's Designated Trading Representatives (DTR) for review. The DTRs approved the six orders, which resulted in significant price variations in the relevant securities and, for five ...

ISPT targets success with revamped leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... property. ISPT said it has restructured its business for success, adding four new roles to the leadership team. It follows a review by chief executive Chris Chapple who joined in October 2022 and who said the appointments will help "drive our ambition ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... the seriousness of the issue, hoping that standing down its chief executive, Mr Seymour, and announcing the Switkowski review of PwC Australia's culture, governance, and accountability, would suffice to assuage public concern," it said. "... the ...