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Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025

... access to affordable advice. There are currently less than 16,000 financial advisers in Australia. Prior to the Royal Commission, at its peak, there was about 26,500. The Coalition said setting a target acknowledges the collapse in adviser numbers and ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

... account offering, targeting cost-conscious younger investors. Webull's SMSF offering has no monthly fees and features commission-free trading on ASX and US-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which it claimed can reduce overall expenses, which, in turn ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025

The US Senate has voted 52 to 44 for the appointment of the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reappointed its chief executive. Patomak Global Partners chief executive ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

The corporate regulator plans to introduce two interactive dashboards that would track firm-level reportable situations and internal dispute resolution (IDR) data to push financial firms to lift their game. ASIC is consulting on plans to publish dashboards ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025

Three AFS licensees - Australian Advice Network, IA Advice, and Sherrin Partners Services - have copped infringement notices from ASIC after their financial advisers provided personal advice while unregistered. Each licensee paid a $31,300 penalty in ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025

... "unfounded" and said it "firmly rejects" them. At the same time, both regulators in Europe and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US turned their attention to DWS. The asset manager settled a case brought by the SEC in 2023, paying $39.8 ...

APRA hits ANZ with $1bn capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025

... conduct and non-financial risk management emerging in ANZ's Global Markets business. In response, APRA required ANZ to commission an independent review to determine the root causes of the issues, whether they extend beyond the Global Markets business ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025

Australian anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans has told the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) summit that he will be pushing for tougher penalties on those who have not done enough to abolish slavery from their supply chains. "As ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025

A review of major superannuation trustees by ASIC found that not even one monitored or reported on the full process of death benefit claims handling. The review of superannuation trustees including, Australian Retirement Trust, Avanteos (Colonial First ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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