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Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... obligation to provide a client with an SoA is removed, a document in some form may still be required to ensure appropriate disclosure. Furthermore, product research and projections will most likely be required to demonstrate compliant advice," the survey ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Stafford Capital Partners has launched its fifth Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund (SISF V). The fund has a $2 billion target and seeks to provide access to a diversified global infrastructure portfolio, with core infrastructure risk predominately ...

Regulator issues interim stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... Fund offered by Vasco. Vasco Responsible Entity Services is prohibited from issuing interests in, providing a product disclosure statement, or providing general advice to retail clients about investing in the fund for 21 days. ASIC said it is concerned ...

APRA, ASIC concerned over premium increases

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... some life companies do not have effective systems, processes, and controls in place to ensure that clear and effective disclosure has taken (and continues) to take place; that all premium changes are made in accordance with the applicable documents that ...

OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... OnePath Life failed to act with utmost good faith as it failed to make clear to the customer it was concerned the lack of disclosure was fraudulent; failed to fully investigate the customer's explanation for the non-disclosure, including not speaking ...

Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... in mortality need to be accounted for to avoid underestimating the life expectancies of pensioners. Sense checks and disclosure can help to ensure that the assumptions are reasonable and consistent."

Vanguard cops fine for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... fined by ASIC over greenwashing. Vanguard paid $39,960 to comply with three infringement notices related to product disclosure statements (PDS) for the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International ...

North adds new managed portfolio capability

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... explained its scale assists advisers in reducing investment management fees, branded quarterly reports and product disclosure statements. AMP director of platforms Edwina Maloney said it's been a big year for the North platform. "Throughout 2022 ...

Crescent Wealth responds to PDS error criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... Trustees, the trustee of Crescent Wealth, recently issued a significant events notice following the discovery of a disclosure issue related to indirect cost ratios over several financial reporting periods, resulting in a breach of regulatory standards. ...

Marketing oversight must improve: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... and proximate qualification or warnings; promotion of fund benefits requires prominent and proximate balancing risk disclosure; comparisons of funds with other products must be appropriate and reasonable; or recommendations should be attributed, and ...