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Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... proposals regarding Statements of Advice (SoAs). Concerning the cost of advice, KPMG research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) found the average cost of providing comprehensive advice is $5335 per client. Some paraplanners believe ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... transparency to victims of their assets. In an interview with Sky News, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said: "We want to ensure that convicted child sex offenders cannot use superannuation - which was set up for ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... while also confirming the government has not scrapped super tax concessions. A spokesperson for minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the final report from the QAR will be released in the coming weeks. The final QAR recommendations, submitted ...

Natixis APAC lead takes bigger role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... EMEA, APAC and Latin America. He will report to head of asset and wealth management within Groupe BPCE's Global Financial Services, Tim Ryan. Chemouny has been head of Asia Pacific since 2017. He's been with Natixis for more than two decades, having ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... November 2022. "Healthcare is the ballast to the more economic sensitive overweights we have in energy and financial services as well," Abernethy explained. The fund's percentage of portfolio equity for healthcare is 26.6% versus the index's ...

Diverger acquires cyber technology firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... said the acquisition aligns to the business' plan to expand its service offering. It also comes at a time when financial services businesses are looking to bolster their cyber security. "Diverger has a clear growth strategy to become the leading service ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... career," ASIC chair Joe Longo commented. This was Hughes' third stint with ASIC, having served as director, financial services between 1999 and 2003 and as a senior executive between 2008 and 2010. He was appointed commissioner in November 2018. ...

Adviser who faked signatures sentenced in court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... breach of trust of those who you're engaged to act for." In 2019, ASIC permanently banned Nguyen from providing financial services. He was officially charged on June 24 of last year. The matter was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions ...

Talaria appoints chief operating officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... executive Jamie Mead said Ninness brings invaluable knowledge and experience. "With over two decades of global financial services experience across a range of sectors, with roles covering operational management, strategy, risk management, compliance ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... which oversees ERISA-regulated retirement finance. In Congress, there are also multiple committees overseeing financial services, leading to regulatory and legislative arbitrage. Contrastingly, APRA has the authority to supervise institutions across ...