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Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... group insurance are under the microscope as the federal government reviews their fairness and appropriateness. Senator Jane Hume has opened consultations for the review until October 14, aiming to find solutions to problems that arise from occupational ...

Super fund portfolio disclosure consultation reopens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
Senator Jane Hume has opened another consultation on how superannuation funds disclose their portfolio holdings as part of the Your Future, Your Super reforms. This specific piece of the Your Future, Your Super legislation covers how members' holdings ...

Single disciplinary body consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Senator Jane Hume opened consultations on the highly anticipated Better Advice Bill in a bid to iron out the details on how the Financial Services and Credit Panel will operate. This afternoon, the Morrison government asked for feedback relating to ...

FASEA maintains low pass rate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam." Senator Jane Hume recently announced candidates who have failed the exam twice will be able to re-sit it in 2022. Advisers who have not sat ...

Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Senator Jane Hume is allowing candidates who have failed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) exam twice to re-sit it in 2022. Hume took to LinkedIn to make the announcement in light of the July exam registrations closing tomorrow. ...

ASIC releases ongoing fee obligations guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... result, INFO 256 will replace Regulatory Guide 245 Fee disclosure statements, which will be withdrawn," ASIC said. Senator Jane Hume announced last week that advisers will have 60 days to provide clients an estimate of fees they will pay prior to issuing ...

Advisers win annual renew law relief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... government will introduce a carve out to help financial advisers to meet their ongoing fee disclosure obligations. Senator Jane Hume announced this evening that advisers will have 60 days to provide clients an estimate of fees they will pay prior to ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... align financial advisers' professionalism and remuneration structures with other professional industries, Senator Jane Hume is not taking the future viability of commissions paid on life insurance products out of the equation. "That doesn't mean ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... 61.8%, the latest employment statistics show. Citing new Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures, Senator Jane Hume said Australia has achieved the highest female participation rate in the workforce ever at 61.8%, up from February data of ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the spectacle within the superannuation sector and the conflicting views from executives and industry bodies, which she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services ...