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AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
ASIC's decision to reject Michael David Watson's Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licence (AFSL) was recently upheld by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Watson had applied for an AFSL license to provide advice for self-managed superannuation ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... responsibility in Australia's retirement system. As reported in The Australian late last year, ASIC will shine its regulatory light on how deals are struck between employers and super funds in Australia, after a year in which default superannuation arrangements ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... well as, boosting counter-cyclical policies such as tax cuts, fee reductions and further decreases in the RRR. Seen in this light, Trump has already won the war against China. More so, because despite the slowdown in global trade and the Fed's four ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... more changes to the superannuation system and beefed up the funding of APRA and ASIC as the Royal Commission began to shed light on various instances of misconduct in Australia's financial system that hadn't been dealt with by regulators. AMP ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
Raiz Invest received the green light to distribute products across south-east Asia. The ASX-listed firm announced it secured a licence to distribute mutual funds via subsidiary PT Raiz Invest Indonesia. Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed ...

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... 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; lack of resources creating delays; the chief executive ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... 7 Years of Job Growth, Room for More, or Danger Ahead?") said tight labor market could pose challenges, particularly in light of the $1.5T tax cut that Congress could pass early as this month. Noted that with unemployment rate so low and the economy ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... compliance services, despite the importance getting these things right. Likewise, Holley Nethercote partner Paul Derham said: "In light of the Royal Commission, ASIC has announced it is adopting a tougher and more aggressive stance in its monitoring ...

For-profit lobbying leads to $53bn problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... lobbyists - and the financial institutions that employ them - having been very successful in persuading governments to go light on regulation," Clarke said. "This panoply of self-interested exemption has arisen over time, incrementally and without any ...