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Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... McEvoy, said the "contraventions in the present case were extremely serious. They were large in number, many clients were affected, large sums were involved, and they continued over a long period of time." "The community is entitled to expect that robust ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... small business owners' transaction and savings accounts. "AMP Bank's near-term performance will continue to be affected by current market conditions. Current market conditions indicate Net Interest Margin (NIM) of approximately 125bps for FY23 ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... AFCA reported that, since launching, it's worked with more than 16,500 victims of scams and more than 7500 people affected by natural disasters, excluding COVID-19. Further, it's helped more than 30,000 people experiencing financial difficulty ...

Settlement approved in AMP shareholder class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... misconduct during the Royal Commission, alleged that AMP failed to disclose critical market information that could have affected the share price. This included charging fees to customers where such services were not rendered. The plaintiffs alleged this ...

More than $17m paid in CFD-related remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
More than $17.4 million has been made in compensation payments to retail clients affected by legal breaches by eight retail OTC derivative issuers, $13 million of which was paid by Binance alone. ASIC said the payments have been made to more than 2000 ...

ASIC updates qualified tax relevant provider definition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... financial advice industry and tax agents providing a tax (financial) advice service to retail clients. ASIC said it wrote to affected individuals and their AFSLs in October regarding the one-off update. "There is no cost to notify ASIC of whether a relevant ...

AFCA consults on advice, MIS compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... financial advice and managed investment schemes (MIS). This includes how AFCA should determine compensation for investors affected by MIS's that failed or became insolvent. A consumer who suffers loss arising from advice to invest in a MIS can bring ...

Super fund, insurer admin issues draw AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... require trustees to process rollovers between three and 30 days after receipt of instructions. Some 15,000 members were affected. They will be remediated in due course as the super fund has rectified its issues. Another super fund's administrator ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... challenging for highly indebted businesses that are already drawing down on their cash buffers, the RBA said. Companies affected by significant declines in profits and low cash buffers are more likely to reduce their number of employees, and therefore ...

AMP shareholder class action settlement slashed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... misconduct during the Hayne Royal Commission, alleged that AMP failed to disclose critical market information that could have affected the share price. This included charging fees to customers where such services were not rendered. The plaintiffs known ...