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Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... has also recommended the creation and application of retrospective regulations to cordon off and charge the six large licensees at the time - being AMP, Macquarie, ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac - directly under a separate and specific levy for the cost of ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... authorisation status of existing advisers who have not passed by the relevant date. Following that, it will engage with licensees who have not removed advisers from the register as required. ASIC plans to engage with licensees and advisers to ensure ...

ASIC research guides retail investment regulations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... previously reported by Financial Standard, ASIC issued a warning to finfluencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, threatening substantial penalties of their content contravenes financial services law. Cognisant of more than ...

ASIC working to improve breach reporting regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... Regulatory Portal for lodging reports. We will also consider whether further practical guidance should be developed to assist licensees in meeting their obligations," he said. He added that Treasury will also be engaged to determine how the regime is ...

APRA to improve strategic planning, member outcomes rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... considerations are embedded and integrated across an RSE licensee's business operations." APRA said the outcomes sought by licensees are not always clearly defined in an objectively measurable way and some demonstrate limited consideration as to how ...

Suncorp agrees to super class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... of Suncorp Super Fund members, alleging Suncorp Super executed agreements to entrench fees or commissions to advice licensees that would otherwise have been unlawful or unenforceable under the Future of Financial Advice reforms which came into effect ...

Annual IMAP awards finalists revealed

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... than ever before. "This reflects the increasing use of managed accounts and the professionalism of the resources that licensees and portfolio managers are deploying in their development of managed account programs," Potter said. "The introduction of ...

Moore Wealth joins Count Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... bespoke wealth advisory that was established in 2018 and previously licensed through RI Advice. Along with changing licensees, they also negotiated with owner of Count Financial Member firm Next Generation Financial Strategies, to merge businesses under ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... as a material investment risk to be considered at both the idiosyncratic and market-wide level". Under SPS 530, RSE licensees must manage and monitor all identified sources of investment risk and APRA said it is of the view that this includes ESG considerations. ...

Draft changes to super disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... industrial bodies. However, regulations will ensure that with the repeal of the requirements to disclose itemised lists, RSE licensees will still be required to disclose an aggregate figure for the aforementioned categories. Helping to clarify the new ...