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Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... an argument as to what is reasonable or not and removes an objective measure that provides an adviser with some form of defence, as well as a benchmark by which they can be held accountable." Another overlooked consideration is the consumer. "How is ...

CSC turns 100 years old

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... Melbourne on 18 October 1922 under the Superannuation Act 1922 as a government-owned super fund, catering to Australian Defence Force personnel, veterans, and other government workers. One year later, it had about 26,900 members and 299 pensioners and ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... military commanders. In a joint statement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Minister for Foreign Affairs Marissa Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton confirmed Australia has also sanctioned 13 Belarusian individuals and entities, including Belarusian ...

U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... including AXA, Pimco Australia, Equity Trustees and Equip Super. He has held directorship appointments with BT Superannuation, Defence Health and The Financial Services Counci. U Ethical board chair Lindsay Mann welcomed King and Burns to the board. ...

LGIA upgrades anti-money laundering tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Newly merged super fund, the $24 billion LGIAsuper, has selected a technology partner to provide anti-money laundering services. The fund chose Napier's Transaction Monitoring and Client Screening tools as part of an upgrade of its anti-money laundering ...

Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... Equity Trustees Superannuation. Products or sub-plans of the fund include Bank First Super and Pension Fund, Beyond Super, Defence Bank Super and Pension Fund, Greater Rollover and Pension Fund, Hunter United Super Choice and Pension Fund, and Qudos ...

Mawhinney lawyer accuses ASIC of trial by media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... our client's access to funding in two previous Federal Court proceedings which denied them the ability to afford a defence. This gave ASIC a significant unfair advantage in obtaining judgments in their favour. It would not surprise me if this is ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... and appropriate professional indemnity cover is in place for licensed financial planners - should be the first line of defence to address consumer compensation. For the past nine years there has been no action to monitor insurance coverage in the profession ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... the first time the regulator has interviewed him. "Due to a range of ASIC's actions, we have been unable to fund a legal defence until this penalty hearing [...] ASIC even challenged our ability to obtain funding to pay for legal representation. We are ...

Former adviser banned after super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... repaying personal loans. The presiding judge labelled Hopkins' conduct "deeply stupid" but also said that "being stupid is no defence or mitigation". Hopkins had pleaded guilty to all charges prior to his sentencing.