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FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
The Financial Services and Credit Panel has ordered an audit of a financial adviser who carelessly recommended a client switch superannuation funds. Releasing its second determination since it launched, the FSCP said the unnamed adviser, only referred ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... schemes ; other industry bodies have lobbied for it to be included under its remit. "The Ramsay Review, which first recommended the compensation scheme in 2017, said the scheme should be scalable to include other financial products. Once in operation ...

Banned adviser told to stay put

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... put millions of dollars of client money into unauthorised investments. Specifically, between 2015 and 2021, Ridgway recommended clients invest in a range of international unlisted shares sourced by McFaddens Securities, a Sydney-based firm with connections ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... required to comply with the distribution obligations and take reasonable steps to ensure the financial product is only recommended in accordance with the target market determination. "Government consultation will test how these proposals might operate ...

Abolishing FDSs a major win: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... strong reason for why we should be wanting to get rid of FDSs," he said. Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy recommended the elimination of FDSs in her February report. Instead, she wrote, advisers should provide a single annual consent form ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... key recommendations will be made available to ensure transparency, PwC confirmed. "We will not hesitate to take the recommended actions, including, where appropriate, exiting further people and partners from the firm," it warned. As further fallout ...

US platform bids for Yieldbroker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... footprint and provide meaningful opportunities for domestic and global clients." Yieldbroker's board has unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the acquisition. The vote will be held on May 22.

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... diverse viewpoints," it said. "We believe separating responsibilities with the dual board structure that has been recommended by the review will provide a stronger focus on staff and workplace culture issues and ultimately lead to better outcomes for ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... instead of a more expansive exercise in identifying and responding to risks, Brodie said. For those reasons, KPMG has recommended in its response to the Modern Slavery Act review that mandatory due diligence be introduced. The results of a federal government ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... It's expected that treasurer Jim Chalmers will name two external board members today. Interestingly, it's been recommended that the governor not chair the Corporate Governance Board. Instead, one of five external members would be chair and the ...