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Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024

... Participants revealed 56.5% of the average advice practice costs are spent on product administration, reporting and compliance. The findings identified three core challenges including a lack of integration between a large volume of different systems ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024

... traditional financial advice service has re-orientated or shifted in the past few years due to all of the regulatory and compliance [changes] that advisers have to face," Guiamatsia added. "What we are seeing here is the divergence between the demand ...

Second bidder enters SelfWealth takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024

... that shareholders vote in favour of its proposal. In 2021, ASIC slapped AxiCorp with additional conditions for several compliance failures. AxiCorp's AFSL was suspended for four months after the regulator found it failed to comply with certain financial ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024

... client businesses. "They should be able to demonstrate commitment to safety by investing in firewalls, remote servers, compliance training, secure office space, and security certification," she said. The corporate regulator also has its sights on offshore ...

Bell Financial Group bids $51m for SelfWealth

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024

... in January 2025. She spent more than 10 years at Paradice Investment Management as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer based in Colorado. BAM chief executive Michael Lovett said Hill's new role is designed to bolster strategic growth ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024

... contributions to young workers, SMC said the "discriminatory rule" is complex for businesses to track and ensure legal compliance. "Every Australian worker, at every age, deserves the right to set themselves on the path to a dignified retirement," SMC ...

AMP makes operations, product, strategy hires

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024

... created roles. Baker oversees client servicing, investment operations, third-party relationships, data and risk and compliance functions. Baker is an experienced financial services leader with over 20 years' experience in driving operations, enhancing ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024

... (AFCA) revealed some of the most common systemic issues it saw in the second half of FY24, including continued non-compliance with the Protecting Your Super regime. According to the Systemic Issues Insights Report, over 20,000 consumers were impacted ...

FCA changes bonds, derivatives transparency rules

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024

... "greater transparency, in terms of timeliness and content of the information published to the market" and result in lower compliance costs for participants and higher quality post-trade data. Changes to the transparency regime come into force on 1 December ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY | FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024

... redundant in pursuit of its growth strategy. Departing the industry fund for building and construction is the head of compliance, acting head of brand and marketing, head of marketing, communications, and insights, head of strategy, and head of investment ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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