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Sam Henderson pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... claim that he had a Master of Commerce. Henderson was the subject of a case study on bad financial advice at the Royal Commission and was subsequently banned from providing financial services for a period of three years. During the Royal Commission ...

Pahari sorry, victim calls for documents

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... continuing to call for AMP to release my complaint, the findings document and all other documents relating to the report's commission."

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Government should top up the superannuation balances of Australians who make less than $39,837 a year and genuinely accessed their superannuation under ERS, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The body is recommending the ...

ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... so, Asgard contravened its obligations as an AFSL holder to act efficiently, honestly and fairly. In 2018, the Royal Commission revealed that BT and Asgard charged about 767 members for financial product advice that wasn't provided between 2001 and ...

Dealer group eyes aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... rebate revenue decline. Rebate revenue was down $3.3 million due to runoff of grandfathered rebates and prior year commission overpayment of $800,000. The dealer group saw a 61% increase in adviser fee revenue to $10 million It also said the advisers ...

ATO implements JobKeeper changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has implemented changes to the JobKeeper employee eligibility rules following the government's announcement the scheme would be altered. The changes mean employers already enrolled in JobKeeper may be able to receive ...

ASIC warns Indigenous Australians over scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... corporate regulator is urging Indigenous Australians to be wary of scams. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is one of the agencies responsible for the National Indigenous Consumer Strategy and reveals the costly effects of consumers ...

ACCC flags dangers of ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Financial Standard that the nature of superannuation scams is shifting, having seen a 55% increase in cases of identity theft. The ACCC's national scam awareness week this year is focussed ...

Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Lifespan chief executive Eugine Ardino and Synchron chair Michael Harrison, the dealer groups argued that the Royal Commission and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have been unsuccessful and have only made advice less accessible to ordinary ...

Kogan Super reports growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Cards, Kogan Energy and Kogan Mobile NZ. Kogan's insurance business, which encompasses life insurance, grew too with commission-based revenues up 36% year on year. However, the company's results said it still earns the "vast majority" of its revenue ...