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2023 adviser exam dates released

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... sure new financial advisers are issued an exam eligibility number in time to book for an exam, their AFS licensee should apply for an exam eligibility number through the ASIC Regulatory Portal no later than 15 days before the last day of the booking ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
The carve out from the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test for faith-based funds has been axed by the government, despite it being an election policy. In December 2021, the government said it would adjust the performance test to account ...

SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... commissioner Sean Hughes said: "SMSF auditors have a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector." "ASIC will apply a range of regulatory tools against SMSF auditors who fail to meet the independence and auditing standards or whose conduct ...

ETP naming conventions updated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... labels'. The primary label will relate to the product type - ETF or structured product - while the secondary label will apply for products with specific risk or strategies - like 'active' or 'complex'. The definitions of 'active' and 'complex' have also ...

No big surprises, Levy promises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... advice, so that remains," she said. "That has the risk that you get less advice. So, you need to then adjust the duties that apply to that personal advice. And again, you've got to look at the full universe of people that will be giving that advice. ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... workers." The rule will be effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register. The DOL rule change does not apply to public pension plans, because their governance falls outside of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Some ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... consumers would have to be able to set their own spending limits, fee caps would be included, and an "unsuitability test" would apply. Depending on the route taken, the government would also look to improve users' financial literacy, with greater educational ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... general advice relating to derivatives, and foreign exchange contracts to retail and wholesale clients. FTX Australia can apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision. Although, ASIC is encouraging clients of FTX Australia ...

Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
The biggest threat to retirement portfolios could be complacency, Vertium Asset Management chief investment officer Jason Teh has told the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income. Speaking at today's event, Teh warned bull markets ...

Cosmos Asset Management delists crypto ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Just months after launching, the Sydney-based investment firm has said it intends to delist two of its cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETF) on the Cboe stock exchange. In a letter addressed to Cboe, Cosmos stated that it would be applying to revoke ...