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AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) said it helped secure more than $40 million in refunds for hundreds of thousands of consumers between July and December 2023. AFCAs Systemic Issues Insights Report revealed the 139,011 consumers received ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... required to explain the gap and publish an action plan, the report recommends. It also recommended the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority drop plans for businesses to report on diversity and set targets. "These proposals ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... underscored by an increased acceptance of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approving crypto ETNs this week and spot Bitcoin ETFs being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... report me and our business to the regulators - for being too "erratic" and essentially, for not respecting Hostplus' [authority]."

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... superannuation in 1993, joining the Insurance and Superannuation Commission - now the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority - to lead the research program developing the first official quarterly super industry surveys. This followed three years ...

DASS settlement pending court approval, victims urged to claim

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
The federal court will soon determine if it will approve the $16 million to settle the class action against E&P Financial Group as some victims of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) are running out of time to make a claim. On 3 April ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... compensation of up to $150,000 to eligible consumers who have an unpaid determination from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) relating to the provision of personal financial advice, credit intermediation, securities dealing and credit ...

ESSSuper welcomes strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... executive leadership. deVries replaces Sue Johnson who left six months ago to join the Australian Financial Complaints Authority as a strategic insights manager. deVries joins the $34 billion fund from Catholic Church Insurance, where she spent three ...

Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... the prior corresponding period. However, it also flagged "several" complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) that may impact future financials. The group's NPAT for 1H24 was more than 4000% higher at $27.8 million, primarily ...

APRA proposes updated operational risk financial requirements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed changes to operational risk financial requirements for registrable superannuation entities (RSE) licensees. The prudential regulators adjustments are designed to bolster the ability ...