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Missing Caddick's mansion on the line

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... without authorisation. The regulator also alleges that investor funds may have been unlawfully dealt with. Bruce Gleeson and Daniel Robert Soire of Jones Partners were appointed as receivers of Caddick's property. They will have to provide to the court ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... its share of issues. ASIC chair James Shipton had to step aside after it was revealed he was overpaid, and deputy chair Daniel Crennan elected to leave. At AMP, a serious sexual harrassment allegation saw AMP Capital chief executive Boe Pahari step down ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The financial services and superannuation regulators have expressed their expectations to trustees on the new member outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC ...

ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
ASIC has published a new report, aiming to determine whether consumers are receiving value for money in default insurance in superannuation. Report 675 Default insurance in superannuation: Member value for money explores metrics that ASIC said can help ...

ASIC to improve default insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
An ASIC investigation found group insurance cover is poorly designed and disclosed to members who are being defaulted into occupational categories with limited data. After looking at the practices of super funds, ASIC found a high proportion of members ...

AAT refuses Allegra AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has refused the provision of an Australian financial services licence to Allegra Financial Services after it was initially rejected by ASIC. Allegra applied to ASIC for an AFSL in 2018 to provide personal financial ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... return, but our focus is very much on members' best interests," she said. In a previous hearing, on November 6, MP Daniel Mulino told Mercer chief executive for Australia and Pacific zone leader David Bryant that too many underperforming super funds ...

Zurich adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... critical enterprise wide projects and will drive long-term strategy. "We are delighted to appoint Jacqui, Kieran, Shaneen and Daniel to these important roles. They will help to drive Zurich's commitment to offering high quality, differentiated products ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Office (ANAO) has answered questions in regards to the remuneration of ASIC chair James Shipton and former deputy chair Daniel Crennan. At the parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services, chair of the committee Senator James ...

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 ...