Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 591 - 600 of 1883 results for "Authority"

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned three people from working in financial services due to sex offences they had committed. The FCA's decision to ban the three individuals comes after Megan Butler, executive director of supervision ...

Retail super offerings in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Super. Notifying members of the various plans, Diversa said it has been working with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to ensure they funds have sufficient scale. "There have been a number of regulatory changes to superannuation ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... strategy committee and a member of the audit committee. He is currently a director of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Equity Trustees RECC chair Anne O'Donnell thanked Williams for her contribution as a ...

ASIC's Chester spills Crennan truth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... an email on 5 February 2020 with an update on the progress that ASIC staff had made in reporting to the Accountable Authority. Further to this, Chester confirmed Crennan was made aware of the issues with the payments at the time ANAO raised concerns ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... country's qualifications as early as 15 March 2021. New Zealand's financial services watchdog the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is proposing to recognise Australian advisers who demonstrate competence, knowledge and skills according to its Code of ...

Remote exams offered to Melbourne advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is providing remote-sitting options for financial advisers in Melbourne affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Financial advisers sitting the November exam will be affected. FASEA advised those who registered ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... "We will be working closely with FINEOS under this heads of agreement to ensure APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) is supportive of our approach." Fraser commented that the partnership continues to grow and that the super fund is "realising ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank overstates liquidity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed an independent review into Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's liquidity after it failed to comply with liquidity standards. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank informed APRA last month of breaches to ...

Level premiums to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) intervention to try and salvage individual disability income insurance, level premiums will continue to exist. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, MLC ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is considering making changes to its MySuper Heatmap to reflect the reforms proposed by the government in the federal budget. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Online Chair ...