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AFSL super options under the lens

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... "general" out of advice The same recommendation (8 of 31) has also asked the Government to immediately amend the Corporations Act 2001 to ensure that financial advice can only be used when personal circumstances are considered. This renews the Productivity ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... general and personal financial advice, ruling in favour of Westpac's position. Yet the bank still managed to breach the Corporations Act. Judge Jacqueline Gleeson said ASIC failed to demonstrate that Westpac Securities Administration Limited (WSAL) and ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Neuberger Berman principal strategies group managed more than $1.1 billion (US$800m) in assets on behalf of institutions, corporations and private individuals globally. The team has been managing event-driven strategies since 2013. Globally Neuberger ...

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... association's disciplinary regulations up-to-date and in line with the FASEA/CP 300 Compliance Scheme, as outlined in the Corporations Act. It also outlined key failings brought to light at the Royal Commission, such as matters taking too long to resolve ...

ASIC appoints second deputy chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... ASIC has the powers and resources it needs to combat misconduct in the financial services industry and across all corporations for the protection of Australian consumers. ASIC has received about $70.1 million in additional funding to support its new ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... and will focus on applied knowledge acquired in actual financial advice scenarios, testing competency areas in the Corporations Act, financial advice construction and applied ethics. Two days later, FASEA released its draft degree requirement legislation ...

FASEA releases draft degree requirement legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... be made available to existing advisers for the eight subject graduate diploma as well as bridging courses on the Corporations Act and behavioural finance, client and consumer behaviour. New entrants may also receive RPL for the new entrant pathway as ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... focus on applied knowledge acquired in actual financial advice scenarios, testing the following competency areas: Corporations Act (emphasis on Chapter 7 - Financial services and markets) Financial advice construction - suitability of advice aligned ...

Managed accounts provider enters crowdfunding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... shares (up to $5 million) in any 12-month period while being exempted from certain disclosure requirements in the Corporations Act. It attempts to reduce the regulatory burden for small companies to raise capital, BIR Financial said. Under the rules ...

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
While the focus of the blockchain industry debate is its usage cross platforms, the real potential can actually be in managing internal systems, said the chief executive of the company behind ASX's new blockchain system. Speaking at a SIBOS session ...