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Clime wants director removed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
The chair of Clime Investment Management and one of its shareholders are calling for the removal of long-serving executive Neil Schafer. Clime has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on August 6, putting forth a resolution to shareholders to ...

Fintechs settle legal stoush

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Astute Wealth Advice and Lumiant have reached an agreement to settle an alleged copyright breach. According to AstuteWheel managing director Hans Egger, Lumiant has agreed to a number of actions set out in the Cease and Desist letter sent earlier this ...

No charges in AMP BOLR investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
ASIC's criminal investigation into AMP's fee-for-no-service conduct related to its Buyer of Last Resort Policy has wrapped up, with the regulator and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions determining no charges should be brought. Under ...

Astute Wealth alleges copyright breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Astute Wealth Advice is alleging that another fintech has ripped off its proprietary questionnaire and has been forced to legal take action. Astute served a Cease and Desist letter to Lumiant, alleging that it breached "substantial copyright" with respect ...

AFA slams new SOA measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at ASIC and APRA for causing "confusion" and "interfering" with financial advice as they look to introduce new changes to Statements of Advice. The association points to the regulators' joint letter ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator has disqualified a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor for breaching independence and auditing standards. ASIC found that Gordon Victor Shrubsole from Miranda, New South Wales lacked independence during the process ...

Criminal charges filed against ME Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is pursuing criminal charges against ME Bank following an ASIC investigation. The regulator said the charges relate to contraventions of sections 12DB(1)(g) and 12GB(1) of the ASIC Act and sections 64(1) ...

FASEA offers exam feedback

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) is providing personalised feedback for those who failed the examination. Unsuccessful FASEA exam candidates can now access feedback about their areas of underperformance. Upon logging in ...

ASIC releases fee consent instrument

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
ASIC has released three legislative instruments to regulate advice fee consents and lack of independence disclosures, as part of the government's response to the Royal Commission. The first of the three sets the requirements that written consent from ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer will release a professional development book on effective leadership in April. The leadership star: A practical guide to building engagement is due out next month, presents a five-point framework developed ...