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LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
Australian regulators expect institutions to cease the use of LIBOR in new contracts before the end of 2021. ASIC, APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia have reiterated the importance of ensuring a timely transition away from the London Interbank Offered ...

YFYS on its way to Senate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... away with just one of the amendments on its wish list. Best Financial Interest Duty's proposal to give ministers the power to ban superannuation funds' investments was dropped. However, Labor's other proposed amendments lost out 69 to 59, with only the ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The $31 billion government fund has informed members that their life insurance premiums will be increasing. ESSSuper, the government fund for the emergency services based in Melbourne, informed members in its accumulation plan that the cost of death ...

Madison appoints general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The head of advice at Madison Financial Group has been promoted to general manager in a newly created role. Jaime Johns takes on the new role after leading the advice unit for two years. She joined the group as national manager of advice and business ...

Former adviser hit with three-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
A former financial adviser that failed to consider his clients' best interests copped a three-year ban from the regulator. Brisbane-based Nathan Smith was a representative for MyPlanner Professional Services and Total Financial Solutions Australia. ...

KPMG names risk consulting partners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
KPMG Australia expanded its risk consulting practice with two partners joining the firm specialising in financial services. Chris de Wit has joined as partner in governance, risk & controls advisory and Kat Conner as risk, strategy & technology partner. ...

BlackRock unifies offering, rejigs executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
BlackRock Australia is combining its client business and iShares teams to deliver whole of portfolio solutions to clients, reshuffling its executives in the process. According to the investment giant, the bringing together of the teams will bring a ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
In the words of Frank Sinatra, Australia's now "A-number one, top of the list, head of the heap, king of the hill..." Ol' blue eyes was, of course, singing about the Big Apple (New York) but comparing apples with apples, Australia's on top. ...

Forex CT cops $20 million fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... significant pecuniary penalty". Yoshai has also been banned from managing corporations for eight years, along with his 10-year ban from engaging in financial services. The court found Forex CT failed to do all things necessary to ensure the financial ...

Research on education standards and morals launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... will compare an earlier study of financial planners in Australia, which was undertaken prior to the legislative changes that ban commissions, require financial advisers to undertake further education, sit a national ethics exam and abide by a code of ...