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ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
ASIC's regulation activity for the 2024 financial year is expected to slug financial advisers $48.39 million collectively as the annual levy does not appear to be reducing. Licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial ...

Global outfit acquires Vasco Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Vasco Trustees is to be bought by diversified financial services group TMF Group. Melbourne-based Vasco Trustees has been acquired by the group, which boasts more than 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, offering employee, financial and legal administration ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
There are three critical success factors all fixed income investors considering a systematic approach must keep in mind, says AllianceBernstein. According to the global manager, systematic strategies can be effective diversifiers to any fixed income ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
Four top superannuation specialists have been recognised in this year's honours list including incoming governor general Sam Mostyn, who recently stepped down as chair of Aware Super. Those celebrated for their work in superannuation also include ...

CSLR makes inaugural payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) made its first payments to four victims totalling more than $360,000, three of which related to bad financial advice. One payout of about $145,000 related to inappropriate personal financial advice provided ...

Industry fund merger postponed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Mine Super and TWUSUPER have reported "significant progress" towards their merger, but it has been pushed back. In a joint statement, the super funds announced that their merger to form TEAM Super has been rescheduled from early 2024 to early 2025. ...

Sequoia seeks Takeovers Panel intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The stoush over who should control Sequoia Financial Group takes another turn as chief executive Garry Crole and non-executive director Kevin Pattison call upon the Takeovers Panel to intervene in their potential ousting. Crole and Pattison, on behalf ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Generative AI, a rapidly advancing form of deep learning that mimics human output, also raises concerns about the verifiability of its results, UTS industry professor - emerging technology Nicholas Davis says. Appearing at the Stockbroker and Investment ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has called on the Federal government to better manage costs across the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and implement a fairer ASIC funding levy for advisers. In its pre-budget submission ...