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Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... political donations and payments to unions. Subsequently, Bragg lampooned assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones as the minister for industry super. "He may as well swear allegiance to the unions and super funds," he added. ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... which examined claims handling practices in the context of total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance. The Financial Services Royal Commission examined several case studies of egregious conduct in which physical surveillance and non-disclosure investigations ...

Crescent Wealth names chief operating officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... head of marketing and growth. Edwards has over 20 years of experience in leadership positions spanning the financial services industry in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia. Previously she held the title of head of engagement at BT ...

Elana Rubin joins Dexus board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... (DXFM). Rubin, who will commence in the role at the end of September, has extensive experience across technology, financial services, real assets, and government sectors. Her non-executive directorships spans across listed, unlisted, private and government ...

Adviser exits fuel salary increases

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... driving significant salary increases for financial advisers. That's according to a recent salary guide from financial services specialist Kaizen Recruitment, saying it's seen substantial increases in remuneration across all levels of financial advice. ...

ASIC issues warning over brokers' high-risk offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... potential risks." She added that brokers making such claims should carefully consider whether they are in breach of financial services laws. Finally, ASIC reminded licensees to ensure they effectively monitor and supervise any brokers that are operating ...

Padua appoints general manager, sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... he was the national sales manager at Morningstar and business development manager NSW and WA for Midwinter Financial Services. He will work alongside its head of sales and distribution Brett Canning and head of advice sales Joey McCann. A statement explained ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... financial advice. She has also suggested scrapping 'general advice' altogether. Welcoming the paper, Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs said: "The consultation paper outlines a sensible roadmap for delivering affordable and ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... an approach that underpins all her proposed changes. Chief among those proposals is Levy's view that the financial services regime should only regulate the provision of personal financial advice. "The definition of 'personal advice' should ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... as required by law. This judgment follows a previous decision by the Federal Court in mid-2021 that Tidswell Financial Services, as MobiSuper's trustee, failed to adequately monitor MobiSuper in regard to the same issues, and failed to comply with ...