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Fraudulent adviser cops ban, jail time

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... adviser and accountant, who misled his clients and misused their funds for the benefit of his own business," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "Accountants and financial advisers are in a position of trust. As demonstrated in this case, ASIC is ...

ASIC confirms SMSF negative returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... from the ATO, ASIC answered the question which had been put on notice late last year. The parliament had asked ASIC commissioner Danielle Press if SMSFs with a value under $200,000, on average, produce negative returns. ASIC said: "For the period 2016-17 ...

ASIC urges improved insurance outcomes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... regulator comments on the industry's implementation of the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "We recognise that there is significant change occurring in relation to insurance in superannuation." ...

ASIC suspends Melbourne-based AFSL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... opportunity to do all things necessary to address ASIC's outstanding concerns in relation to its AFSL obligations. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "It is important to get the basics right. A licensee's failure to lodge its financial and audit ...

ASIC bans direct life cold calling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... intervene to stop practices that lead to poor consumer outcomes and destroy trust in the financial system," ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said. "This action draws a clear line in the sand. From January firms will no longer be able to call consumers out ...

Non-compliant personal advice rife at super funds: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... ASIC also noted that, in some cases, the super fund was not the advice provider. Commenting on the findings, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "Superannuation funds have a very important role to play in meeting the financial advice needs of members ...

Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... requirements under the current version of RG97 will apply until the end of the transition period, ASIC said. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said the more consistent and comparable disclosure the update to RG97 delivers will help consumers and financial ...

Regulators quash remuneration rumours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... chief executive Stephen Glenfield told the FPA Congress. Appearing as part of a regulatory update alongside ASIC commissioner Danielle Press, Glenfield said advisers should be using this time to assess their remuneration structures and need to consider ...

AFSLs show widespread non-compliance: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... licensees did not have effective processes to remind them when RNs are due or to turn off ongoing fees," ASIC said. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said the findings have raised concerns about industry practices in relation to fee disclosure to clients. ...

ASIC to survey whistleblower policies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... practice guidance to assist companies develop and implement policies that are tailored to their operations. ASIC commissioner John Price said: "Robust and transparent whistleblower policies are essential to achieving sound risk management and corporate ...