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CBA to pay $7m for overcharged interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... financial institutions discover overcharging, they must take immediate action to remediate impacted consumers. "Financial services institutions need to have appropriate systems, governance and controls in place to ensure they deliver on promises made ...

Research reveals true value of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... of advice outweighs the costs," the report found. IOOF chief advice officer Darren Whereat said: "Australian financial services licensees must commit to supporting and helping advisers deliver advice to clients in an efficient way that not only makes ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... to indexation for the first time since July 2017," minister for women's economic security, superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said. Concessional contributions are made to super funds before tax and taxed at a rate of ...

Blake Grossman joins BetaShares board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... stage of growth and look forward to helping the firm further develop into a leading, independent Australian financial services business." The appointment of Grossman follows BetaShares' recent announcement that it has received a significant investment ...

Count snaps up three former MLC firms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... four former IOOF firms joined Count on March 17. The three former MLC firms joining Count are: Sapphire Coast Financial Services (formerly licensed through Godfrey Pembroke), Next Generation Financial planning (Meritum) and Aspire Financial Planning ...

Mason Stevens bolsters Melbourne team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... manager and key account manager. "David's experience in strategic planning and implementation within large financial services providers brings to Mason Stevens a blueprint for the direction in which we are quickly heading, with ever-increasing demand," ...

KPMG names chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... national managing partner - audit, assurance and risk consulting. Prior to this, he was partner-in-charge for financial services audit in Sydney for over three years. Yates joined the consulting firm as a graduate in 1990 and became a partner in 2001. ...

Synchron appoints Queensland manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... steps into the role, joining from Challenger where he was a business development manager. "Ben began working in financial services in 2005 and was most recently a business development manager with Challenger Limited in Brisbane," Synchron director Don ...

ASIC drops Caddick charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... Caddick, who has been missing since November last year. The charges included 19 counts of pretending to have a financial services licence and 18 counts of dishonest conduct in relation to financial products or services. Caddick was also charged with ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... design and distribution obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event King & Wood Mallesons partner Nathan Hodge said the DDO imposes a lot more implications for product providers ...