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AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... requirements to have an AML/CTF program. Following the audit, which lasted over a year, the regulator said it reviewed the final report for each entity and has decided not to undertake further regulatory action. However, AUSTRAC reiterated the importance ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... without having to go through every box of old CDs and cassette tapes," the ALRC said. The ALRC will hand down the final report on November 30.

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... policy work. A full list of participants and details of the stress scenario will be posted later in the year with a final report to be released in 2024. This will "include the system-wide findings, implications for the SWES markets of focus, and any ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... population dive by 45%. Reflecting on the last few years, Hayne urged the audience to lift the poignant themes from his final report and apply them today. Hayne identified six standards - obey the law, do not mislead or deceive, act fairly, provide goods ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... Review chair Michelle Levy says the government is stalling the implementation of the recommendations set out in her final report. The 267-page report, initially released to government in December, included 13 primary recommendations for making financial ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The Quality of Advice Review's final report (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of ...

Adviser exits spur innovation: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... Guiamatsia said. "This is in near-perfect congruence with some of the key recommendations of the Quality of Advice Review Final Report."

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Commission will hold public hearings, invite public submissions, and release a draft report for public review. The final report is to be handed to the government by May 11.

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
Consumer bodies have criticised the Quality of Advice Review's final report, saying the proposals create a two-tier system whereby poorer Australians will only be able to access conflicted advice. Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... banks gain more advice autonomy if Treasury adopts the recommendation outlined in the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report. The QAR chair said her mind had not been changed on the subject and remained firm in her decision that not all personal ...