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Advice firm revenues jump 45%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... accessible for more people. However, advisers could do better in using technology to help meet their regulatory and compliance responsibilities, he said. "Around half of advice practices surveyed are still maintaining a manual complaint and breach register ...

AZ NGA welcomes head of M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... high calibre team, and I am excited about the opportunity to join this dynamic business to lead the legal, risk and compliance, and governance function as well as provide some support in operational areas," Symes said. "In the current environment, it ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... is $140,000-$150,000 plus bonus for achieving client retention and revenue targets, plus gateway measures (such as compliance, audit, PD, teamwork etc.). Employers are increasingly willing to structure advisers' overall earnings linked to the financial ...

Maple-Brown Abbott names risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
First Sentier Investors' global head of financial crime compliance has jumped to Maple-Brown Abbott as chief risk officer and company secretary. Helen Birrell will replace Lata McNulty, who will leave the firm after an orderly handover later this ...

Openmarkets hit with largest ever MDP penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... trading. Subsequently, the regulator found that Openmarkets didn't have appropriate supervisory procedures to ensure compliance with requirements under the market integrity rules dealing with suspicious trading. The wholesale broker also had insufficient ...

Institutions must raise the bar on cybersecurity resilience: APRA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
Insights from APRA expose a lack of compliance with cybersecurity obligations is leaving hundreds of institutions open to financial crime. The regulator plans to have assessed more than 300 banks, insurers and super trustees' compliance with CPS 234 ...

AMP loses BOLR changes class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... were reassured by executives in May 2018 that the terms would be unchanged. At the time, AMP was seen to have directed compliance staff in the lead up to cutting valuations to begin looking into historic BOLR agreements, specifically targeting those ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... further action against Bell Financial Group's three subsidiaries following an audit of its financial crime law compliance. Last February, AUSTRAC ordered an external auditor assess Bell Potter Securities, Bell Potter Capital and Third Party Platform ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... result, the panel has forced Mr. M to be supervised by an independent person with expertise in financial services laws compliance to pre-vet the next 10 SoAs provided to a retail client. The written direction also forces an audit of 10 past SoAs that ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... their existing product receives an increase, she said. Notwithstanding these responsibilities, ASIC's review identified compliance gaps. In fact, all but one of the 12 trustees failed to ensure their practices or disclosure aligned with their legal obligations. ...