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AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Amid the Financial Adviser Class Action fallout, AMP has suspended its capital return, with a resolution expected by year-end. AMP has set aside a $50 million provision, reflecting its preliminary assessment of potential liabilities associated with ...

Sequoia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... acquisition; Sequoia saying this will have him well prepared for the new gig. "Justin is known for his proven dispute resolution and mediation skills and will take ownership of that role within Sequoia's Licensee Services Division," the group said. ...

Pinnacle steadies FY23 profit, FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... affiliates are Aikya, Antipodes, Coolabah, Firetrail, Five V, Hyperion, Langdon, Longwave, Metrics, Palisade, Plato, Resolution Capital, Riparian, Solaris and Spheria. Pinnacle named the Spheria Australian Microcap Fund as its star performer, outperforming ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Fitch has downgraded the US's credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration, a growing government debt burden, and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... industry, in particular post-Hayne Royal Commission," Singh said. "Over the past few years, AFSLs have come to see dispute resolution as an essential part of the system in which they operate. And pleasingly, some of the big operators who used to take ...

FRAA provides roadmap for improved super regulation by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... affirmed the effectiveness of APRA in superannuation supervision, while identifying underdevelopment in the regulator's resolution function. The FRAA tabled five recommendations for APRA to enhance its superannuation regulation, making it more risk-based ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... major auditing firms and industry bodies to reiterate the role auditors can play in facilitating the identification and resolution of compliance issues in a timely manner. The group of trustees that came under ASIC's review was deliberately diverse ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... payments to follow shortly thereafter. "This is a significant victory for over 2000 people, who have been waiting for a resolution on their cases," assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said the creation of a compensation ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... unhappy with," he said. "That said, they just need enough people in the middle ground for it to go through." Without a resolution the US was warned it would be put on potential negative credit watch. "So, the decision was necessary to prevent major negative ...

BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... required to hold an Australian credit licence, comply with responsible lending obligations and meet statutory dispute resolution and hardship requirements. Further, BNPL provides will need to comply with statutory product disclosure as well as other ...