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Calls to axe TPB for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
There are calls to stop financial advisers having to register for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after a recent reshuffle of the board has seen the regulator without an advice representative. Writing for FS Advice, Lifespan Financial Planning chief ...

APRA reduces ERS reporting for funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... through internal dispute resolution processes, insured member accounts, insurance claims and claim duration. APRA will also stop requiring funds to report on members accounts which were provided with intra-fund advice related to ERS payments on a monthly ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is conducting a review of life insurance advice and plans to consult with the industry on scaled advice this year. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, ASIC senior executive ...

MLC Wealth general manager jumps to Ashurst

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... bring the full suite of legal and consulting services together with a strong delivery capability creates a compelling one stop shop to help firms navigate this complexity with confidence." Baker led the remediation of customers at MLC following the Royal ...

AUSTRAC releases guidance on wildlife trafficking

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
AUSTRAC private-public initiative the Fintel Alliance has released a financial crime guide to combat Australia's illegal wildlife trafficking industry. The guide, developed in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, draws ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... town. Tradies could be ordering from suppliers today, they could be on site, tomorrow. "And the pipeline of work doesn't stop at existing houses that need fixing. There are new houses that need to be built too. 200,000 Australians are on waiting lists ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... interests duty will mean an end to ESG investing, Hume replied "no" and said the government does not want to be that specific or stop anyone from doing business. "There's plenty of research out there that ESG investing is a pretty basic risk filter," ...

Super reforms modest negative for AMP, IOOF: Credit Suisse

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... advised-superannuation assets, are not impacted according to Credit Suisse. The government also recommended stapling members to accounts, to stop mushrooming of superannuation accounts. This will be a "net negative" for Link Group whose revenue is linked ...

Calls for aged care overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Duckett said. "The horror stories from the Royal Commission into aged care and from the COVID-19 aged care crisis have to stop." Duckett called for an increase in spending and an overhaul in regulation to fix the sector, but said the most important factor ...

MLC cuts fees, commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... account balances over $400,000. Any contribution fees investors pay or asset-based or contribution based commissions will stop. The changes to fees and commissions will be effective from 2 November 2020. "We're committed to giving you the best opportunity ...