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ASIC consults on anti-hawking rules

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
The corporate regulator has opened consultation for the proposed ban to hawking of financial products. Anti-hawking reforms are slated for an October 5 start. They are a part of the government's response to the Hayne Royal Commission, which said hawking ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

ROA relief guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
ASIC and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority have provided further guidance on how advisers can use Records of Advice to make the most of the temporary measure. The corporate regulator and FASEA said the guidance and case study they ...

Dixon Advisory to pay $8.2m to settle ASIC action

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
ASIC will drop its September 4 Federal Court case against Evans & Dixon's financial advice arm for $8.2 million and declaration of 53 contraventions. Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) will pay $7.2 million in penalty and $1 million ...

Lying rife in life insurance applications

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Nearly 20% of Australians have lied on their life insurance application to get a cheaper policy, new research shows. Comparison site Finder's latest research revealed 3.8 million people have lied on their life insurance application. Men were found to ...

AFA slams new SOA measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at ASIC and APRA for causing "confusion" and "interfering" with financial advice as they look to introduce new changes to Statements of Advice. The association points to the regulators' joint letter ...

Westpac in fresh $87m remediation program

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The failure of Westpac's former advisers to pass on corporate actions to clients for more than a decade will see the big bank pay a hefty bill. The $87 million that will be remediated affects 32,000 customer accounts, ASIC announced this morning ...

Catholic Super to drop fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The investment fees paid by Catholic Super members are set to drop by up to 20% as its joint venture with Equipsuper becomes a legal successor fund transfer. With the SFT set to finalise on June 30 and all Catholic Super members to transfer from the ...

Adviser slapped with four-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Another former Meritum Financial Group and InterPrac Financial Planning adviser has copped a ban from the corporate regulator. From 1 April 2021, ASIC banned Hobart-based Hannah Jennings from providing financial services for four years for failing to ...

More super tax concessions on table

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill was debated in the Senate today, with an amendment suggested by Senator Pauline Hanson. Hanson and her One Nation colleagues circulated an amendment that would see people over the age of ...