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Sophistication: More than money

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Under the FASEA Code of Ethics the amount of money an individual has to invest can no longer be relied upon to determine whether they are a sophisticated investor or not. Sophisticated investors are defined by ASIC's Money Smart as investors with a ...

Acadian taps CFS executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
Acadian Asset Management has started off the New Year by boosting its local leadership team with the addition of a Colonial First State executive manager. Former CFS executive manager of deposits and investment products Mark Mukundan has joined the ...

Consultation opens for design, distribution guidance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The financial services industry has just over three months to influence ASIC's guidance on the new design and distribution obligations. ASIC has opened consultation on draft guidance for the new design and distribution obligation laws, which are set ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The past year has served as the beginning of the superannuation industry's transformation. Yes, recent years have seen nothing but reform after reform, but 2019 has been something different entirely. The Productivity Commission and Royal Commission ...

ANZ overcharges 3.4 million customers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
ANZ is the latest of the big four to be hit by the banking blues - identifying 3.4 million customers who have been overcharged as the bank swiftly makes good on recommendations from the Hayne Royal Commission. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliot told ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Controversial campaigner Market Forces have well and truly set its sights on Australia's big banks. After hitting Suncorp with a shareholder resolution in July, Market Forces has ramped up its efforts to influence Australia's largest financial institutions. ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The fund house and Lonsec Investment Solutions have made a number of changes to their three low-cost ETFs. The portfolios are designed to help financial advisers and brokers to build diversified portfolios for their clients, while also respecting their ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Frustration and despair will be the main course for financial advisers this Christmas, says financial services veteran. The Christmas season may potentially be the catalyst for action by exhausted advisers who are feeling physically, financially and ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Tim Leissner has been charged with bribery in relation to the high profile 1MDB sovereign wealth scandal. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against Leissner for allegedly engaging in ...