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AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... poor performance of the wealth management business, Murray said the Future of Financial Advice Reforms and the Royal Commission had caused the public to doubt the business' commitment to customers. De Ferrari was at one point asked what the median ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... Gori said ahead of the webinar. "COVID-19 has arrived at a time when the industry was busy responding to the Royal Commission and working though new education requirements. "The health pandemic has put things into perspective and right now it is essential ...

ASIC releases weekly regulatory tracker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... there has been 25 regulatory changes, including to market integrity rules, implementing recommendations from the Royal Commission and guidance on AFSL requirements. ASIC said it remains committed to focusing its efforts on COVID-19 related regulatory ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... of JANA, Jim Lamborn, said the advice industry was already going through a significant period of change post-Royal Commission. "Unfortunately, everyone always talks about putting the client at the front and centre of everything they do and then you see ...

QSuper not to appeal AFCA win

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... obligations on superannuation trustees already compliant with laws regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA)," the fund said. "With this issue now resolved, QSuper ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
As more than $9 billion in super is requested for early release, Australia's largest superannuation fund has paid out over $1 billion, with funds for the industries hardest hit by COVID-19 not far behind. Australia's largest fund, the $185 billion ...

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme ...

Platform cancels top 50 funds list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
A UK investment platform has cancelled its usual list of the top 50 funds after it backed a fund that got suspended and promoted funds with discounted fees. Hargreaves Lansdown, a FTSE 100 company, will no longer publish the Wealth 50 which it called ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
While backed by major industry associations and advocacy bodies, those that actually provide financial advice fear new temporary relief measures offered by ASIC may push Australians towards conflicted advice. On April 14 ASIC announced a raft of measures ...

Adviser bans fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... resources to take on more enforcement work and made very significant progress in responding to matters related to the Royal Commission. "As I have emphasised over the past year, ASIC has a clear resolve and the Office of Enforcement is delivering on ...