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UK competition watchdog blocks merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the merger of retail investment platforms FNZ and GBST due to fears of it leading to higher costs for investors. FNZ purchased GBST in November 2019 for £150 million. The merged businesses would ...

AFCA creates new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed Campbell Daff to the newly created position of head of membership services. Daff has significant experience in the design and delivery of membership value and service propositions and ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... - with regulatory and legal questions presenting a challenge. In the June FASEA exam results for the first time the authority has provided some feedback from the exam data and revealed the areas of the exam that advisers are underperforming in, particularly ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Action Law Centre wants these debt assistance providers to have membership with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be compulsory and for these firms to be licensed by regulators. "We often hear from Australian families wooed by these 'debt ...

FASEA confirms 2021 exams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
FASEA has confirmed the exam schedule for 2021, after the extension was passed. The authority will run six exam sittings in 2021 at metropolitan and regional locations around Australia. "We have seen a strong performance by most advisers sitting the ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... to US$1.15 for the first time since January 2019. It's still a long way away from the EU having a central fiscal authority - or what's called a "Hamilton moment" - "the historic constitutional compromise forged by the first US Treasury secretary ...

NAB Private Wealth bolsters executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... business and private bank. Prior to this, she spent three years as chief performance officer of Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. Bond has deep expertise and experience in strategy, finance and transformation from working in consultancy, financial ...

FASEA brings back remote tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... venues, FASEA advises that Melbourne metropolitan physical location exams will not be offered for the August sitting," the authority said today. "Advisers who have registered for a Melbourne physical location exam will have the option to sit the exam ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has reported a 13.7% rise in monthly complaints in the last financial year with most being about superannuation, insurance claims and credit. Australians in dispute with their super fund, bank, insurer or ...

FASEA provides CPD relief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... extraordinary circumstances. Importantly, FASEA understands that completion of planned CPD offerings may be difficult," the authority said. With events on hold due to COVID-19 and advisers facing extra pressure amid market volatility, completing CPD ...