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Benefits of advice reforms yet to materialise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... Financial Sector Reform Act. The Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) will take effect in October while all existing registered financial advisers have until 1 January 2022 to pass the FASEA exam (with a nine-month extension granted in some cases). ...

Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... "These scams are particularly hard to detect because scammers use the companies' legitimate prospectuses which are registered with ASIC, link to the actual websites and have the correct ABN/ACN details. However, the scammers change key details such as ...

Alceon launches retail fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... and head of wholesale capital Omar Khan said. "The portfolio of underlying loans in the fund is primarily secured by registered first ranking mortgages held over Australian property, mostly on the east coast of Australia. The loans finance a mix of real ...

Government releases final YFYS regulations

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
The government yesterday registered the final regulations for Your Future, Your Super reforms. The bill passed the Parliament on June 17. The regulations have sharpened the methodology for annual performance tests, which it says will incentivise underperforming ...

Former Hillross adviser pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... He could face two years in jail and an $11,000 fine with sentencing scheduled for August 6. Kourieh is no longer a registered financial adviser, having ceased according to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. However, no bans have been recorded against ...

FS Power50 nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... mentors to younger advisers or activists fighting for better financial outcomes for Australians. Only financial advisers registered on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register as licensed to provide personal financial advice are qualified to proceed to ...

Perks looks within for directors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... integral to developing Perks. "Fiona has played an important role in building our auditing expertise and recently became a Registered Company Auditor, which is an incredibly difficult qualification to achieve and is appropriate recognition of her outstanding ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... cities aggregate" home value index rose by 1.9% over the month of June and by 12.1% year-on-year. Home values in Hobart registered the biggest increase (3.0%) in the June month, followed by Sydney (2.6%), Canberra (2.4%), Brisbane (1.9%), Adelaide (1.6%) ...

ASIC looks to tighten crypto ETP oversight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... risk management. Consultation Paper 343 also covers listed investment companies, listed investment trusts and unlisted registered managed investment schemes. "We consider that cryptoasset ETPs have unique features and risks which need to be recognised ...

EOFY tips for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... loss can carry that loss back and get a refund of the tax," he explained. Chapman added that an adviser who is not registered as a company and does not necessarily want to create losses can consider deferring income. Any invoices that need to be sent ...