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Rivkin board control saga drags on

The wrangling over the control of the board of Rivkin Financial Services (RFS) will continue with its third largest shareholder, Network, also calling for a general meeting to oust the current directors. The move follows from that of Pinnacle Asset ...

ASIC assesses churning and misselling

ASIC has announced its intention to examine how well financial advisers are complying with new legislation regarding advice to switch financial products. The Financial Services Reform Act introduced a number of obligations to discourage financial advisers ...

Guidance on SOAs from ASIC

ASIC has provided guidance on Statements of Advice (SOAs) to help Australian financial services licensees fulfil their obligations under the Corporations Act 2001. The guide is aimed at addressing both content and presentation deficiencies discovered ...

ComSuper picks Acurity

ComSuper, the administrator for public service and defence force superannuation schemes, has chosen the Acurity computer system to support the operation of the Public Service Superannuation (PSS) accumulation plan. PSS is a new superannuation plan that ...

Now it's easier being green

Good Environmental Choice - Australia (Australian Environmental Labelling Association - AELA) has launched the Australian Green Purchasing Network (AGPN) to promote green purchasing among consumers, companies and government authorities in Australia. ...

Next generation software from IWL

IWL has launched the revised version of its financial advisory software VisiPlan 7.0. IWL general manager of financial advisory solutions Ross Johnson said the software is aimed at providing an integrated approach to wealth management by incorporating ...

ASIC clarifies breach notification requirements of AFSLs

Reporting breaches for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders should be easier after ASIC released guidelines of breach notification requirements including examples of breaches, what to include in a breach report and how to inform ASIC ...

ASIC moves in on unlicensed operators

ASIC has stepped up the second phase of its compliance campaign to remove unlicensed entities from operating in the financial services sector. The first phase of ASIC's campaign involved the transition of old law licensees to the new licensing regime. ...

Suncorp MD collects $3.29m

Suncorp Metway managing director John Mulcahy took home more than $3 million for his first full year at the helm of the Queensland banking and insurance group after presiding over a record annual profit. Mulcahy, lured to the country's sixth-largest ...

Regulators act to stamp out illegal early access to super

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today it is conducting a nationwide campaign against illegal early access to superannuation. ASIC said it will be working closely with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the ...