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Minimum SMSF balance misleading: SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... with recognised specialist qualifications should be permitted to provide SMSF advice. "This measure will enhance the compliance aspects of a fund and reduce inadvertent breaches due to lack of understanding around compliance issues," Fenech said. An ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... investments, and the total fees and costs paid. Industry response Rainmaker Group executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said ASIC's proposal to streamline fee disclosures within PDS templates is welcomed, especially the proposal ...

FASEA releases professional year standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... year plan would be required to develop competencies in technical competence, client care and practice and regulatory compliance and consumer protection. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield thanked stakeholders for their input, which included 13 formal ...

FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... required to complete at least five hours of study in three categories: technical, client care and practice, and regulatory compliance and consumer protection. Professionalism and ethics are set to take up at least nine hours. FASEA said it took into ...

CRO departs corporate super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... central to our success, Owen's experience will be integral to ensuring we maintain the highest standards of risk and compliance across all of our services. "This is even more important in today's heightened risk environment across all sections ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... question about what NAB is doing to embed new culture, Henry listed initiatives that include closely monitoring non-compliance and net promoter score across 700 branches. "It could be 10 years. It could be. I hope not. But I wouldn't be at all surprised. ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... rare moment in Australia's financial advice industry, six professional associations will submit a code monitoring compliance scheme application to ASIC. This would enable compliance with the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) ...

Sydney fintech sells for $339m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... risk, identity verification and analytics platforms - meaning banks can accelerate their speed to market while managing compliance. Avoka co-founder and chief executive Philip Copeland said: "By combining our strengths with Temenos's expertise and reach ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... adviser's CPD each year. "From the association's perspective, such a proposal raises legitimate concerns about the extra compliance burden on licensees, potential conflicts of interests between licensees and CPD providers, and incentives for advisers ...

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank will put aside an additional $350 million in 2019 to cover larger than expected costs for compliance and remediation programs as well as its separation from CommInsure Life. In an update to the ASX on Tuesday evening, CBA said its ...