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AI threatens financial services workers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
An overwhelming number (83%) of Australian financial services workers are concerned artificial intelligence (AI) technology will take over their jobs. That's according to technology and consulting firm Infosys' Leadership in the Age of AI report, which ...

FinTech Australia chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The founding chair of FinTech Australia stepped down and the association has appointed a replacement. Stuart Stoyan has taken over from Reinventure co-founder and managing director Simon Cant as chair of FinTech Australia on an interim basis. Stoyan ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, accepts EU

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland financial planning business and cancelled its AFSL. The EU also means Breakaway Finance Group's sole director Mark Roberts will remove himself from the industry for at least two years. Following ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
CFA Societies Australia appointed investment management veterans Maria Wilton and Stephen Dunne to chair its diversity and advocacy bodies respectively. Wilton is the new chair of CFA Societies Australia's National Diversity Committee, a body aiming ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
The Federal Government is close to re-drafting legislation to allow offshore investment vehicles to operate in and from Australia as early as June, Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer says. The long-awaited Asia Region Funds Passport ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...

FSC finalises life insurance APL guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... Services Council finalised the standard for life insurance approved product lists. From 1 July 2018, Australian financial service licencees who are members of the FSC will be required to include three or more life insurers on their APL. On top of this ...

Industry fund stepping up advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
A $6 billion industry fund is looking to revamp its financial advice offering, commencing the tender process for a new provider to enhance its platform. LUCRF Super is calling for tenders to provide an integrated solution that will allow for straight-through ...

Longstanding Godfrey Pembroke practice seeks own AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
A Victorian financial advice firm is working towards becoming self-licensed after more than 30 years' in partnership with Godfrey Pembroke. NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke is assisting Scholten Collins McKissock in transitioning to its own AFSL, in what ...

Aurora CFO terminated as $1m vanishes from listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Aurora Funds Management has terminated the employment of its chief financial officer after $1 million was withdrawn from the bank account of a listed Aurora vehicle over the weekend. Terminated chief financial officer Betty Poon's involvement in the ...