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James Mawhinney sues ASIC, deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Mayfair 101 managing director is claiming he was defamed by the regulator and deputy chair Sarah Court in a recent press release. Mawhinney has filed defamation proceedings against ASIC and Court in the Federal Court over information included in ...

Mayfair 101 bids for High Court appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court, claiming ASIC being given the chance to have its case against him reheard is further denial of procedural fairness. Last month, the Full Federal Court overturned ...

Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 to overturn the findings of misleading advertising and the $30 million fine it was handed in December last year. In March 2021, the Federal Court found Mayfair 101's group of companies engaged ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The government has released a discussion paper on the ASIC industry funding model, consulting on opportunities to simplify its design, possibly through the creation of new sub-sector definitions to make the apportioning of costs fairer. Treasury is ...

ASIC updates remediation rules

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... interacts with other obligations, like internal dispute resolution. "Our guidance puts the onus on industry to get on with fair and timely remediations - returning the money they owe to wronged consumers," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "Licensees ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... in what they've done and how they have managed the advice space." Jacobsen commented that he struggles with the word 'fair'. "I think the Royal Commission was designed to uncover misconduct and issues and it found that in lots of places," he said. ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... through the collective charging mechanisms, which trustees have available to them. I think there is a sense that's not fair," she said. "If the advice that super funds are providing is now more complex, we're getting into an area, partly as a ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson believes this year may finally be one of positive change. "We're out there seeing things that are going to make it easier for advisers to provide quality advice to their clients ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...

Brighter Super makes changes to insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... fund, we work hard to ensure that our members are sufficiently protected and that the premiums charged are competitive and fair. We do not make any profit or receive any commission from the insurance provided to our members." For members with fixed cover ...