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AI is not the 'Wild West': Longo

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... towards good governance is not changed just because the technology is new," Longo said. "Whatever may come, there's plenty of scope right now for making the best use of our existing regulatory toolkit. And businesses, boards, and directors shouldn't ...

Family offices embrace outsourcing: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... average at solving complex business problems. Key criticisms for these outsourcers included poor responsiveness, a limited scope of service, issues with their level of expertise and technology issues. Some respondents also complained about poor onboarding. ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... or more in revenue, $25 million or more in assets and 100 or more employees would begin mandatory reporting in July 2027. Scope 1 and 2 reporting would be required from the first year of reporting, with Scope 3 reporting required from the second year ...

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... Delivering Better Financial Outcomes report sets out a number of changes that include offering better scaled or limited scope advice, and introducing a new class of "qualified advisers" who can offer simple personal advice but not charge fees in retu ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... changes such as the introduction of non-relevant providers to the advice space with super funds initially. There was a limited scope to the type of advice that could be provided and collectively charged because of the Sole Purpose Test. And these people ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... interests will remain. Nevertheless, the revised standard will offer more explicit legislative backing for scaled or limited-scope advice, provided it aligns with the client's objectives and needs and in situations where the advice provider possesses ...

ASIC forced to pay James Mawhinney's legal costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... Federal Court of Australia's decision last month to reject ASIC's attempts, which included additional allegations outside the scope of the case remittal order issued last year and new penalties not previously sought in the original case filed in 2020. ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... international assets. NAB executive, markets corporate and institutional sales John Bennet said the 2023 report expanded in scope in order to provide deeper insights on how funds are adapting their investment decisions and implementation processes to ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... training ground for holistic advisers. "Whatever we do with super funds has to have tight governance and regulation around the scope of advice, how it's charged and the qualifications of those providing it," Jones said. "So, narrower scope of advice ...

Insignia Financial finds buyer for Millennium3

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... of our professional services advice businesses, Shadforth Financial Group and Bridges Financial Services, expanding the scope of advice through superannuation, and to leverage future opportunities presented by the government's response to the Quality ...