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Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... efficiently as possible," Marshan said. "We have been asking for some certainty from ASIC around best interests duty and the Code of Ethics to ensure you can scope the advice quickly and efficiently for the client to deal with, for example, taking money ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... hump of immediate needs being met." He also wants to see ASIC take more of a facilitative approach (as it did with the FASEA Code of Ethics) with legislation passed or in the pipeline including the FASEA exam. "Any and all of these initiatives would ...

IMAP not anticipating regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... consultation period and then there would be a further period before those regulations became effective," he said. In relation to the code of ethics, Potter said IMAP has been working closely with FASEA on the impact of the code and those who give advice ...

Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
The Financial Services Council has responded to a largely damning report from the Life Code Compliance Committee, arguing it is silent on positive changes the industry has made. The report looked at cases dating back to June 2017 and found that timeframes ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has called out the life insurance industry, saying insurers breached their Code of Practice hundreds of times in just six months. The Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) conducted an investigation and found many insurers ...

InPayTech's ClickSuper grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... service to process compliance and payment requirements such as super and salary payments under one process. "We've cracked the code on customer engagement via a frictionless communication ecosystem that enhances security of data transfers, improves employee ...

Life commissions, referral fees still kosher: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... policy and professionalism Phil Anderson dove into commissions and fees in a detailed presentation in light of the FASEA Code of Ethics, Life Insurance Framework and other regulatory changes. Anderson pointed out CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe's ...

Analyst guilty of insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... executive Richard Evertz throughout 2016 and 2017." Ho resigned from Maple Brown Abbott in early 2018 having breached the fund's code of ethics. ASIC said Ho cooperated with its investigation and had made a formal statement admitting to the offences ...

Qualitas launches build-to-rent fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... strong sustainability measures and be required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared with the current building code. "QBIF will help deliver quality housing stock into the growing rental market. Around one in three households in Australia ...

Former AMP, Synchron adviser charged

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... maximum penalty of between 10 to 14 years imprisonment, depending on when the offences occurred after a change in the Criminal Code over the 11 years of Dick's alleged dishonest use of client's funds. The matter was brought before the Townsville Magistrates ...