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Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... quite rightly, demand and expect because we need them to be able to heal," she said. O'Dwyer promised to introduce legislation that year to close the loophole; it didn't happen. After years of inaction, the Albanese government reignited efforts ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... wrote: "Let's be clear though - this isn't success with CSLR. It simply makes a bad situation arising from the legislation less bad." "Ultimate success lies with Minister Jones to fix the mess of the CSLR that forces small business and individual ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... practice management, and SMSFs were the most popular subjects. The first half of 2023 was also dominated by the draft legislation on the Quality of Advice Review.

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... market expectations and build trust, he said. However, "there's probably only about a 5% gap here for actual new legislation," he said.

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... nominate a superannuation fund, we may transfer the money to the Australian Tax Office in accordance with relevant legislation," the insurance firm told consumers. ClearChoice Super Rollover is a risk-only superannuation product that allows consumers ...

AFCA and CSLR sign MoU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... a proactive, open, and collaborative relationship to effectively perform their respective functions as defined by legislation. It acknowledges the importance of consultation and cooperation in the discharge of their responsibilities and governs the administrative ...

The risks and opportunities in advice: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... play a role to help with education, guidance, and advice to navigate those pivotal moments in their in their lives." Legislation containing the first tranche of the financial advice reforms that promise to reduce red tape was introduced in parliament ...

ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... account the data and what we're hearing from the community and the market, but to suggest that we are resourced and the legislation requires us to investigate each and every matter that is brought to our attention is simply not the law, it's not realistic ...

Adviser fakes exam certificate, cops ASIC ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... that she was not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services and is likely to contravene credit legislation and financial services legislation. The permanent ban also includes preventing Baaini controlling any entity that carries a ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... our joint submission with CPA Australia to the government, we wrote that we support Treasury's efforts to establish legislation for a framework for climate related disclosures, but those in Group 3 don't appear to have been appropriately considered or ...