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Fidelity enters UK advice market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... progress is being made in the region to increase access to advice, more needs to be done. "The UK Financial Conduct Authority noted the progress made in closing the UK's advice gap in recent years, however, has stressed there is still significant work ...

QBE takes final hit in FCA test case

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... policy wording issues, losing its appeal bid in the High Court. The test case was launched by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to resolve legal issues concerning the interpretation of common business interruption policy wordings, in relation ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... (based on worldometers.info data), Australians could afford to wait for the jab. Latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) figures indicate that there's more than A$200 billion in savings - A$113 billion in household banking deposits ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... agree with), and that the fund disclosed their personal information to lawyers and law firms for whom WG had revoked authority by that time. "The complainant [WG] emailed notices to the respondent [AustralianSuper] advising that the complainant had revoked ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... interpretation under FASEA and ASIC's own regulation and can be reinterpreted by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. "But any guidance that would give an adviser and the licensee more confidence that they can speak freely in a statement of ...

FASEA urges advisers to maximise exam sittings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... the government seeks to act on the Royal Commission's recommendation that the advice sector be regulated by a single authority. Advisers will still have to meet the FASEA education standards however, having until 1 January 2026 to reach an education ...

Challenger to buy industry-fund-owned bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... settlement date of March 2021. The transaction needs approval from the Federal Treasurer and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The ASX-listed company will expand MLMF's term deposit offering by replicating the investment strategy it uses in ...

Charles Schwab fails consumers, cops fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... CSUK has to cough up GBP8.96 million for a number for safeguard and compliance failures, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has found, noting the two-year breach period to April 2019. The FCA determined CSUK did not adequately protect client assets ...

Hume promoted to cabinet

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... Protecting Your Super Package and extending the time for advisers to complete the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exams and winding it down to introduce a single disciplinary body. "I look forward to continuing our work with Senator ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... policies that can leave consumers unprotected. Government to wind up FASEA The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) will be made redundant as two government bodies take over its remit. Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial ...