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ASIC continues crack down on deceptive advertising

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
The corporate regulator has issued stop orders against a commercial property investment firm for misrepresenting the performance risks of one of its funds, including marketing it as 'Covid proof'. An interim stop order was placed on Fawkner Property ...

ASIC issues first DDO stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
Flexing its powers for the first time, ASIC has issued stop orders to three companies over deficiencies in their products' target market determinations. In what marks its first use of its stop order powers under the design and distribution obligations ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... implementation of the YFYS regime is the right thing to do, the policy objectives of the new regime were very clear and we should stop now to look at whether those objectives are being met." "The downstream implications of the YFYS regime are still yet ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... internal approvals. Also on claims, the new Code places further limits on surveillance of claimants, including a requirement to stop surveillance in the advice of any medical practitioner. A claimant can also not be under surveillance for more than four ...

Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
Appearing at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ASI Conference, BNP Paribas Global Directions managing director Keith Suter took a dive into the pressures currently facing Australian trustees and investors, saying contingency planning ...

No more changes to risk commissions: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
About 67% of financial advisers say they'd stop offering standalone risk advice if there are further changes to life insurance commissions. That's according to a survey conducted by ClearView, which found a further 20% are unsure if they'd continue ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... periods. He also again promoted giving all Australians access to the Future Fund as a default option as well as ensuring laws stop superannuation waste like uncommercial payments to unions. Unlike the Labor party which has committed to the legislated ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Tesla has been booted from the S&P 500 ESG index due to its low S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) ESG score. In an S&P DJI ideology blog, North American head of ESG indices Margaret Dorn said that Tesla had fallen into the bottom 25% of its industry group ...

Centuria acquires $115m in assets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... their business, or are adjacent to or within a healthcare precinct. "This new approach builds a strong ecosystem that's a one-stop-shop for patients requiring referrals, specialist treatments and rehabilitation while enabling operators to create a fully ...

Regulators release crypto, cyber security roadmaps

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... to ensure consistency in approach. The letter comes as AUSTRAC released two new financial crime guides to help businesses stop ransomware attack payments and the criminal abuse of digital currencies. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre ...