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Tech providers support QAR SOA proposals

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Financial planning technology providers have agreed with the Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposal to remove Statements of Advice. Advice Intelligence founder and chief executive Jacqui Henderson said QAR chair Michelle Levy makes a critical ...

Franking credit crackdown rife with unintended consequences: LICAT

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
The Listed Investment Companies & Trusts Association (LICAT) has pulled no punches in its reprimand of the proposed legislative changes to franked distributions funded by capital raisings. In a submission to Treasury, LICAT explained that while there ...

Consumer confidence jitters abate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Consumer confidence has increased to its highest level in nearly four months, according to Roy Morgan. While still significantly down from the same week a year ago, the ANZ Roy Morgan Index shows consumer confidence rose by 1.8 points to 87.8 this week. ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released joint research report, providing an update on the possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian ...

Vanguard to liquidate factor ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
Vanguard is liquidating one of its US active ETFs, in what is reported to be a first for the company. Vanguard announced the US$44.2 million US Liquidity Factor ETF will be wound up in late November. Since its inception in 2018, the product has not ...

ASIC updates remediation rules

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The corporate regular has refreshed guidance on remediation activities, as it reveals close to $2 billion in redress remains unpaid. Over the past six years, ASIC has overseen at least $5.6 billion in remediation for an estimated seven million consumers ...

Current legislation "wrong way around": Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy believes providing financial advice with a focus on best interests duty and duty of priority is doing things the wrong way. Commenting on her proposal to replace the best interests duty and duty of priority ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson believes this year may finally be one of positive change. "We're out there seeing things that are going to make it easier for advisers to provide quality advice to their clients ...

AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
At the opening of the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive conference, AFA president Sam Perera expressed an extremely optimistic outlook about the advice industry's future. "I do believe we are turning a corner, the opportunities we have are tremendous ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...