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Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... candidates attempt the exam. Of these, 150 passed. About 72% of the candidates were sitting the exam for the first time, ASIC said. The 150 candidates who passed in August brings the total number of advisers to pass the exam since its first sitting back ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... excited about the launch of the Easy Default, it's not the end of the journey, it's the beginning," she said. In July, ASIC and APRA lambasted laggard super funds for not taking their Retirement Income Covenant obligations seriously. The joint ...

Former van Eyk chief cops permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... chief of van Eyk Research Mark Thomas has copped a permanent ban from working in financial services by the corporate regulator. ASIC's banning order follows the former research house chief's sentencing last November when he pled guilty to breaching ...

AustralianSuper sued over multiple accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... members whose multiple accounts had gone undetected. The average impacted member was to receive $650. Now, the corporate regulator has launched civil penalty proceedings against the nation's largest superannuation fund, saying the fund failed to ...

ASIC cracks down on CFDs, OTC derivatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... practices as ASIC alleges it breached its DDOs. In August, Saxo Capital Markets was forced to amend its TMDs after the regulator raised concerns.

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... these institutions clearly identify individuals who will be held accountable for the actions of the organisation." APRA and ASIC will jointly administer the FAR. "They will have the power to disqualify accountable persons, investigate suspected breaches ...

Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
ASIC is suing Westpac for neglecting more than 200 customer hardship requests over seven years, for which the bank blames "technology failure". ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging that Westpac failed to respond to ...

K2 told to freeze distribution of fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... Storehouse Residential Trust or any information about it after ASIC determined the TMD to be "defined too broadly", with the regulator saying it didn't adequately account for the risks and features of the fund, and that information within the TMD was ...

ASIC, RBA set high expectations for ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have set out high expectations for the ASX to get the CHESS replacement right, forcing it to consult on all matters on the CHESS replacement with the newly established oversight body. In a joint letter, the ...

Longevity risk is big super's biggest failure: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... products." After reviewing 15 super fund trustees, collectively representing the superannuation of over five million Australians, ASIC and APRA identified significant shortcomings in the system. The regulators had three overarching observations; a greater ...