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SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... the required legislation as a priority." Maroney outlined the overarching themes of its submission are simplification, review, and the modernisation of the sector. Within this framework, the association has identified eight issues where this can be achieved. ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... legislative reform resulting from the Royal Commission will be introduced to parliament this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed in an address ...

Insignia appoints product, insurance heads

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
Insignia Financial has made two appointments to its master trust and insurance product team. Gideon Lipman joins the company as head of product, master trust and Insurance. Lipman has more than 18 years of experience in the wealth management industry ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
Home to more than 12% of its members, Active Super has opened a new office to service Newcastle and the Central Coast, with chief executive Phil Stockwell saying the importance of regional and rural New South Wales to the fund can't be downplayed. ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
An ASIC review of individual disability income insurance claims has determined that more work is needed by insurers to ensure customers are protected from unfair practices. ASIC has longstanding concerns about the potential consumer harm resulting from ...

APRA removes Westpac liquidity add-on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... breaches of our prudential requirements." Westpac has since completed a program to remediate findings from an independent review of Westpac's liquidity risk management to APRA's satisfaction. "APRA has acknowledged Westpac's improved liquidity risk management ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... applicants." The merged entity's potential combined member numbers is currently unknown, however Abood said it's under review. "One thing I will say is there are quite a number of members that are combined across the two associations, several ...

Midwinter unveils new adviser tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... client meetings and reduced time and effort to produce a Statement of Advice." Interestingly, in the Quality of Advice Review's interim report and consultation paper released this week, chair Michelle Levy suggested removing the requirement for financial ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... The performance test is to be reviewed by Treasury following the release of this year's results as part of its wider review of the Your Future, Your Super regime.

Spirit Super consortium withdraws from port acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... competition," Cass-Gottlieb said. "Parties proposing to acquire interests in critical infrastructure should expect the ACCC's review will be careful and thorough. Such transactions may have long term consequences for competition. The ACCC conducts merger ...