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ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the government's Product Intervention Powers (PIP) will allow the regulator to take a targeted, calibrated and less prescriptive approach to regulation. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association Risk ...

MMC acquires super fund administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
A boutique superannuation administrator has been acquired by Kiwi firm MMC in a move to expand its presence in Australia. MMC is now the owner of Brisbane-based IFAA Group after it first bought a stake in March 2020 of nearly 50%. The total consideration ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
The increasing cost of delivering financial advice coupled with lack of guidance and strategy documents are the major barriers to limited advice, according to licensees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) latest consultation ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is calling on financial advisers to provide feedback to its consultation paper on affordable scaled advice. As previously announced last month, ASIC's latest consultation paper, Promoting access ...

MLC Wealth general manager jumps to Ashurst

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The former general manager of regulatory change and remediation at MLC Wealth has moved to law firm Ashurst. Chris Baker spent more than 12 years with National Australia Bank and MLC in various leadership roles and was general manager, regulatory change ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Asset managers slightly increased their risk tolerance in the second quarter of the year in a bid to ride the equity rally, but risk aversion still remains high. That's according to new research from institutional specialist consultant bfinance, which ...

ASIC lays out product intervention plans

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
ASIC has explained how it plans to tackle products and distribution linked remuneration structures in the event it believes they will bring about significant consumer detriment. Regulatory guide 272 shows ASIC may use its new powers to order a product ...

New role for AMP Capital ESG head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
The former head of ESG investment research at AMP Capital has taken up a new role. Ian Woods will provide specialist consultancy on climate change and responsible investment to Chronos Sustainability. He will be Chronos' climate change and sustainable ...

AMP advisers to fight BOLR changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
The AMP Financial Planners Association will contest changes to AMP's Buyer of Last Resort terms flagged last week, saying the group has failed to meet contractual obligations to advisers. Last week, AMP signaled it would look to align BOLR business ...

ASIC product intervention to commence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
ASIC has initiated consultation on new powers allowing it to intervene where it feels financial products have caused or are likely to cause consumer detriment. Under new product intervention powers, ASIC will be able to take action against financial ...