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ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... determined to be equivalent to an approved qualification for existing advisers; or by accessing the experienced provider pathway. "AFS licensees are urged to immediately check all the information recorded about their financial advisers on the Financial ...

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... Financial Services (AFS) licensees regarding the upcoming notification obligations related to the new experienced provider pathway. Starting from next week, AFS licensees must notify ASIC by lodging a notice when they receive a written declaration from ...

AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... support, "we are working to bring our unique housing model to more communities, providing more Australians with an alternate pathway to home ownership, and offering them stability and financial surety in a fluctuating housing market."

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... where necessary." In addition to issuing the stark warning, Kirkland also gave his thoughts on the experienced provider pathway and its aim to retain experienced advisers in the industry. "We have recently issued new guidance to support advisers and ...

Monochrome launches Bitcoin ETF amid first-mover dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Monochrome Asset Management has launched an Australian Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF, which holds Bitcoin directly, is now available for trading on the Cboe Australia exchange. The Monochrome Bitcoin ETF's (CBOE: IBTC) holdings are stored ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
New research from TAL has revealed the expectations of Australians approaching retirement versus the lived experience of retirees. The research, titled What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important ...

ASIC issues experienced pathway guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... training. The regulator today released Information Sheet 281 FAQS: Relevant providers - Accessing the experienced provider pathway (INFO 281) as a follow up to the government formalising rules that recognise veteran financial advisers and exempts them ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... not sustainable," Fox said. "Importantly, the proposal introduces flexibility to the current very prescriptive education pathway, and it takes into account the very broad financial advice ecosystem. It recognises that the current one-size-fits-all approach ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... right to live, work, and study without restriction. Australia takes about 12 months to process applications while the pathway to citizenship is around five years. Adrian Di Mattina, director and portfolio manager at SG Hiscock & Company, believes that ...

Government introduces company merger overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Australia's merger rules will be reformed in a bid to boost competition and productivity in the economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant minister for competition, charities, and treasury Andrew Leigh jointly stated that mergers will be approved ...