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Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... territory governments, the philanthropic, not-for-profit and business sectors and the general public. Alex Robson is deputy chair of the review, while Julia Abramson is commissioner. The government has also now appointed former Industry Fellow at the ...

New chief for Queensland Treasury Corp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... arrived at CBA from an earlier stint at QTC, where he was a director of the corporation's retail asset sales team. QTC chair Damien Frawley said Allen's experience with global financial markets and the public sector will ensure QTC can harness ...

Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... members requiring a steady stream of income during retirement or as part of a more conservative accumulation product," Cbus chair Wayne Swan said. Collins also introduced The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023, which will establish ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... adviser to give advice, the adviser will have a duty to act in the best interests of the member and or client. The review chair explained the objective is to give super funds greater confidence around the scope of advice while encouraging fund trustees ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... conflicted advice. Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran said the regulatory framework proposed by review chair Michelle Levy will result in independent, professional advice being only accessible to those who can afford it. Those who cannot ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... advice autonomy if Treasury adopts the recommendation outlined in the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report. The QAR chair said her mind had not been changed on the subject and remained firm in her decision that not all personal advice needs to ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
True to her word, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy's final report contains few surprises, however her recommendations include the introduction of both a Good Advice Duty and a Statutory Best Interests Duty. The 267-page final report ...

Mining company shares manipulator sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... in November 2015, with each of the people the subject of charges being sentenced to terms of imprisonment," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC is committed to acting against conduct that damages the integrity of Australia's markets. Market manipulation ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Australia's two peak financial advice associations have flagged the new name of the proposed entity should their merger go ahead. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be known as the ...

AZ NGA buys stake in Melbourne advice firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... foundations but it still maintains a strong appetite for growth and is looking to the future." Meanwhile, McLean Delmo Bentleys chair John Delmo said the group's strategic partnership with AZ NGA presented opportunities to build a national household ...