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Seven West Media backs Raiz

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
Seven will take a strategic investment of a 6.6% stake in Raiz via a $10 million share placement, aligning both companies' interests to work. Raiz joint group chief executive officer Brendan Malone said that Seven's investment into the Raiz business ...

APRA finalises new bank capital framework

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised its new bank capital framework, designed to strengthen levels of capital and align Australian standards with the internationally agreed Basel III requirements. The new regime, which ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
In an unprecedented move, ASIC has commenced six civil penalty proceedings against Westpac for widespread compliance failures in its banking, wealth, superannuation and general insurance businesses. The six matters filed relate to charging fees to deceased ...

ASIC sues ANZ over home loan referrals

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against ANZ for breaches of the Credit Act arising from referrals through its home loan 'introducer program' and from unlicensed individuals outside the introducer program. The program involved ...

Super funds failing three-day transfer requirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
Trading platform Stake - which has a DIY super offering - has called out some of the largest super funds, saying they are failing to roll over members to its SMSF offering in the required three days. Since October 1, APRA regulated super funds have ...

WealthO2 appoints to newly created role

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
WealthO2 has appointed Ahn Rutty to the newly created role of head of client success as demand for its adviser tech software solution increases. Rutty will play a pivotal role in orchestrating the seamless onboarding of financial advisers to deliver ...

ClearView, Manulife to launch retirement products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
ClearView has entered a strategic partnership with Canadian wealth firm Manulife Investment Management to launch a range of products with an immediate focus on retirement income solutions. The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding to partner ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Risk premium inflows experienced slight increases in the 12 months to June 2021, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life shows inflows jumped 5.1% to $16.9 billion. NobleOak led the growth with 70.8%, followed by AIA (18.9%), ClearView ...

AFCA launches new platform to improve dispute resolution

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) today launched a new digital platform to help financial services firms better manage disputes that reach the ombudsman service. The new AFCA member benchmarking dashboard is an interactive platform ...

MLC to face court over insurance failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
ASIC is suing MLC over insurance failures spanning more than 20 years. The regulator commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court for insurance policy and service failures that occurred between 1999 and 2020. The action is against MLC Limited ...