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Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... study found that flexible work arrangements as a 'must have' employee benefit, followed by professional training, extra personal and carers leave, employee assistance programs and extra paid parental leave. The study also found that 40% of Australians ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... There were three procurements of tax advice from KPMG made by ASIC. These appear to have each been for Shipton to receive personal tax advice. Each procurement had a value of $25,000, bringing the total tax bill for Shipton to $75,000. Hehir acknowledged ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to stealing client funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... has pleaded guilty to misappropriating $2.9 million of client funds by transferring the money to his own accounts for personal use. Ross Hopkins from NSW, appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court, where he pleaded guilty to 15 offences under the Corporations ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... numbers on the Financial Adviser Register to 21,284. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press added that good-quality affordable personal advice may help consumers make better financial decisions, especially during times of heightened vulnerability. The corporate ...

Former Financial Circle director charged

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... Fuoco was not required to enter a plea. Financial Circle itself has previously copped a $9 million fine for offering personal loans with the proviso customers implement financial advice from them. Financial Circle's Australian financial services ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... interests of another person, except when performing its duties and exercising its powers as a trustee or when providing personal advice. Failure to comply with the new condition can lead to APRA issuing directions and even cancelling licences in exceptional ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... workplace super Ilaine Anderson said Australians are continuing to suffer the effects of financial stress, leading to personal tolls on mental and physical wellbeing. "This is spilling into work with stressed employees worried and distracted, and not ...

AAT affirms SMSF adviser ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... a five-year ban was appropriate, Blazejczyk appealed to the AAT believing he should only be prohibited from providing personal advice to retail clients. The AAT was not satisfied a limited banning order as proposed by Blazejczyk would provide "sufficient ...

InvestSMART adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... was the chair of Money magazine. Zahos has a bachelor of economics from University of Queensland. She has written two personal finance books. Her other directorship is at Ecstra, a not-for-profit focused on financial literacy. The appointment is subject ...

Fake tax agent penalised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... providing tax agent services unlawfully that the TPB will take firm action," he said. "However, we do take into account personal circumstances and, as demonstrated here, may recommend leniency where someone co-operates fully with us."