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Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... number of advisers decreasing, the standards have inversely increased. From about 2018, when new education standards and the Code of Ethics were introduced, Singh said there has been an increase in the quality of advice delivered by the profession. It ...

ASIC cancels FTX Australia's licence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... (trading as FTX US) and other affiliated companies also commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. FTX Trading became the ultimate holding company of FTX Australia on 23 September 2021. Before its suspension, FTX Australia's ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... of the client and providing advice that was not appropriate. He also made false and misleading statements and breached the Code of Ethics, such as the duties of trustworthiness, competence, honesty, fairness, and diligence. As a result, the panel has ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... mining new blocks - verifying the transactions on the blockchain - is cut by 50%. This mechanism, built into Bitcoin's code, effectively constricts the supply of new Bitcoins, which can influence the cryptocurrency's value if demand remains steady ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... said. The panel said Mr. S contravened the Corporations Act by engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct and breaching the Code of Ethics. The FSCP ultimately ordered Mr. S's licensee to perform three successive compliance audits in relation to ...

ASIC releases May exam pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... the Privacy Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial advice construction - the suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... client (accepted in principle as per Recommendation 11). More details about the replacement SoA and the Financial Adviser Code of Ethics will be released in due course. As for conflicted remuneration, Jones accepted many components of Recommendation ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... to our external suppliers are made according to the best financial interests of our members, and in line with our Supplier Code of Conduct. Our Supplier Code of Conduct sets out our expectations of behaviours and ethical business practices for our suppliers." ...

Advice regtech acquires TIQK assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... executive Joel Ronchi said that the acquisition includes a suite of micro-application software specific to advice assurance, AI code, integration tools, and rules-based algorithms. Regtech TIQK went into liquidation on March 6, operating less than seven ...

Fraudulent property director charged

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... been adjourned to July 17. Steele has been charged with seven counts of breaching s408C(1)(a)(i) of the Queensland Criminal Code which relates to a person committing fraud if they dishonestly apply to their own use or to the use of any person property ...