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Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... reads: "The transitional timeframe for the approved degree or equivalent qualification will be deferred by two years to 1 January 2026." "The transitional timeframe for the approved exam will be deferred by one year to 1 January 2022." The extension ...

Fee changes at industry super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Fees for members of a $1.6 billion industry superannuation fund will change from 2020. Effective January 1, REI Super will change fees across a number of its options, according to a notice to members. Some options will see a fee cut, while fees on others ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... Australia's ongoing superannuation debates, the incumbent body has confirmed its hope to march on. Interested parties have until January 13 to express their interest in the establishment of an advocacy body for superannuation consumers, with the government ...

ASIC bans direct life cold calling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... be prohibited in the New Year.. ASIC will ban unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales from January 13 next year, following a period of consultation with industry that saw none of the 15 submissions made oppose a ban on the ...

FASEA under pressure on managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... getting paid with all the protections of the Public Service Act, whereas every adviser puts his career on the line from January 1."

New tool launches to help FASEA code compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... (advisers) to be able to give an account of how they have interpreted and applied the code in their dealings with clients from January 1." He explained the service attempts to hone in on the specific objective of the Code of Ethics - delivering better ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... expectations for a 5.4% gain. Worse, fixed asset investment growth slowed to 5.2% -- its weakest reading on record -- in the January to October period to CNY51.1 trillion from 5.4% in the period between January and September this year. In addition, industrial ...

Update on FASEA code guidance on the way

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... confirmed FASEA is aiming to have either a full guidance note or additional guidance on the Code of Ethics released by 1 January 2020. "People want to know, can my existing form of business exist? Am I able to charge in the way I usually charge? They ...

AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... interpreting the code's provisions, only assessing adviser conduct against the code where the conduct has occurred after 1 January 2020. AFCA will assess adviser conduct by giving the code its practical meaning, she said. This means taking into account ...

Regulators quash remuneration rumours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... remuneration, Press said recent interactions between ASIC and advice industry stakeholders has led her to believe some see the January 2021 cut-off date for grandfathered commissions as the commencement of a transition period rather than a definitive ...