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Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... to ensure that both sets of obligations are implemented in an efficient way and all obligations are complied with in the best interests of members," they said.

Iress scores dealer group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... efficiently ensure advisers' service obligations are met, fees are appropriately charged, and a myriad of other Best Interest Duty risks are mitigated." FYG sees significant opportunities to expand its use of Lumen, including across business intelligence ...

Your Future, Your Super reforms closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... that will put trustee spending under the microscope. Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures 4 for a later sitting) Bill 2020: Best 5 Financial Interests Duty will force trustees to be more accountable to how member money is used to operate on a day-to-day ...

360 Capital moves to acquire Evans Dixon

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... closed at 45 cents on September 4). ASIC has alleged Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services engaged in 126 breaches of best interests obligations relating to personal financial product advice it provided retail investors to invest in the troubled ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... licensees for one or two files," she said. Metz said the regulator is looking to see if the advice provided complies with the best interests duty and related obligations. "We're looking to see what position consumers have been placed into as a result ...

Evans Dixon to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... legal battle with ASIC, which alleges that subsidiary Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services engaged in 126 breaches of best interests obligations relating to personal financial product advice it provided retail investors to invest in URF.

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... people currently in an underperforming fund. Lastly, superannuation trustees will have higher obligations towards members' best interests. The budget did not go into details on this. What is missing or delayed: ERS extension, Retirement income review ...

82% of advisers pass August FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... demonstrating an understanding of the differences between personal advice, general advice and factual information, assessing best interests and assessing the impacts of conflicts that may arise from recommendations. Other areas where candidates could ...

Count Financial adds member firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... not contravene their legal obligations to clients, failed to ensure adviser remuneration was free from conflict, act in the best interests of customers nor provide services when fees were charged. Count Financial recently announced it was moving to a ...

Count Financial faces class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... not contravene their legal obligations to clients, failed to ensure adviser remuneration was free from conflict, act in the best interests of customers nor provide services when fees were charged. Count Financial was a subsidiary of CBA until October ...