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ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
ASIC confirmed it will look further into the links between superannuation funds and employers in 2019. ASIC said one of its 2019 priorities is to examine the relationship between superannuation funds and employers, who assume great responsibility in ...

AustralianSuper members exposed to security breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
The accounts of about 11,000 AustralianSuper members have been the target of a security breach. Australia's largest superannuation fund, with about 2.2 million members, said it has detected the "unauthorised access," which occurred earlier this ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
APRA's licence conditions imposed on IOOF require the wealth manager to begin 2019 with the appointment of an independent reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...

FASEA releases professional year standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
New financial advisers will be required to undertake 1500 hours of work activities and an additional 100 hours of structured training before becoming known as a provisional financial planner or adviser. On Thursday FASEA registered the legislative instrument ...

FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
FASEA has settled on the continuing professional development requirements for financial advisers. Listening to industry consultation, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority made several determinations upon registering the legislative instrument ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
There are five economic factors that will determine whether investors add more risk to emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial ...

ASIC permanently bans former Apogee adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
A former Apogee Financial Planning representative has been permanently banned from providing financial advice after ASIC found he illegally took $1.4 million from superannuation accounts. ASIC's investigation of Ahmed Saad found he engaged in dishonest ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
ASIC will keep a closer eye on managed accounts in 2019, which will involve scrutinising the financial advice provided in more detail. In its 2018-22 Corporate Plan, the corporate regulator announced a new project reviewing the practices of managed ...

ASIC goes to court seeking AMP documents

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
ASIC is seeking an order from the Federal Court to compel Clayton Utz to produce AMP documents that have been withheld from the corporate regulator to date. In October, ASIC issued a notice to Clayton Utz asking it to produce certain documents, as it ...