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"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... shoddy advice on a mass scale, provided by unqualified staff," he said. "... It will take years for the courts to clarify new legal definitions and lots of people will lose money in the meantime." Both Super Consumers Australia and CHOICE agreed that ...

AMP completes infrastructure equity business sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... non-binding term sheet that outlines a two-stage completion process. If binding agreements are reached, the transfer of most legal entities within AMP's domestic real estate and infrastructure business, along with effective day-to-day management ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... staff of PwC. According to the TPB, Collins failed to act with integrity, as required under his professional, ethical, and legal obligations, and terminated his tax agent registration. In addition, the TPB investigation determined that PwC had failed ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
According to the Paraplanner Hub and Tanngo's Australian Paraplanner Survey 2022, less and less paraplanners (80%) are wanting to become financial advisers. Paraplanners don't want to move into advising because they don't want to be in client ...

Link Fund Solutions hit with further legal action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... liquidity issues and left over $6 billion of investor funds frozen; Link Fund Solutions was the trustee of the fund. The legal issues faced by Link have seen Dye and Durham dump plans to acquire the administrator, with the decision made after the UK ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes is set to lead Vanguard Australia's legal and compliance function. Hughes was due to end his five-year term in December but will now finish up on February 3. "We are grateful for the contribution Sean has made to ASIC ...

AAT upholds AFSL cancellation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... cancelled the AFS licence of the Gold Coast-based financial services business following concerns it had breached several of its legal obligations, including that its representatives were not adequately trained or competent, and that the firm did not ...

Court approves Pendal takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the acquisition of Pendal by Perpetual. The Court made orders today approving the scheme, with it to become legally effective tomorrow following Pendal lodging a copy of the orders with ASIC. As such ...

AMP, Dexus deal delayed

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... under a two-stage completion process. Dexus said if binding agreements are ultimately agreed upon, the transfer of most legal entities within AMP's domestic real estate and infrastructure business and effective day to day management control of most ...