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AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

Harvey Kalman to leave Equity Trustees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Equity Trustees' Harvey Kalman will leave the firm after over two decades. Kalman headed Equity Trustees' corporate trustee business until last September, when he moved to an international role. His new role was head of business development ...

NZ overhauls regulation of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The way in which financial advice is regulated in New Zealand has changed, with a host of new requirements introduced and robo-advice now subjected to the same rules as advice delivered in person. From March 15, all providers of financial advice to ...

Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester has confirmed that she wants to be considered for the role as chair of the corporate regulator, taking over from James Shipton who will step down as soon as the right candidate is announced. A Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
APRA has announced the appointment of Margaret Cole as a new member, focused on enforcement of the superannuation sector. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Cole has extensive experience in regulatory and legal fields across ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
GDP growth of over 6% for 2021. Chinese premier Li Kequiang announced this target growth rate at the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5. Many a time, China's annual economic growth ...

Banks should pay advice exit levy: TAA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Advisers Association (TAA) is calling on the government to mandate major banks and institutions pay an exit levy upon leaving the advice industry to provide relief for financial advisers and mitigate the increasing levy. Earlier this month the Australian ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
At Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's annual general meeting yesterday, the $50 billion government fund revealed it has divested pure-play coal. CSC chief investment officer Alison Tarditi revealed for the first time that the fund has divested ...

Dexus plans merger with AMP Capital fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The Dexus Wholesale Property Fund has entered into an implementation agreement with the $5 billion AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund, but AMP Capital isn't necessarily on board. The merger has been recommended by the AMP Capital Diversified Property ...