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Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
An inquiry into the quality of audits has fallen short of recommending the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest. The Regulation of Auditing in Australia: Final Report, tabled in ...

Fiducian looks to gain from change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed financial advice group has said it expects ongoing change in the industry to enhance its opportunities to acquire new businesses, as it considers a pipeline of growth prospects. In an update to the ASX, Fiducian said a number of established ...

Retail super offerings in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The successor fund transfer of another OneVue-administered retail super offering and all its sub-plans is set to commence later this month. Following on from its decision to transfer LESF Super to Smartsave earlier this year, OneVue's Diversa is pushing ...

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 ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
QSuper's insurance arm has upgraded its systems in an effort to streamline the claims management process. QInsure has moved from FINEOS's Claims system to the Claims SaaS edition on the Dublin-based firm's platform. The insurance claims ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank overstates liquidity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed an independent review into Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's liquidity after it failed to comply with liquidity standards. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank informed APRA last month of breaches to ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
With research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
As more environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investment products become available to investors, it is integral that advisers become familiar with them, according to AXA Investment Managers and Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Level premiums to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) intervention to try and salvage individual disability income insurance, level premiums will continue to exist. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, MLC ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is considering making changes to its MySuper Heatmap to reflect the reforms proposed by the government in the federal budget. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Online Chair ...