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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 ...

FASEA schedules remaining 2020 exam dates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed the exam will be held across five sitting days in August, October and November. It comes after advisers were given an additional year to pass the FASEA's exam, while they were given ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... come into effect by 2019. "However, the body appointed by the government - the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority - was extremely slow to finalise the standards," McAllister said. "As a result financial advisers have been placed in the ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has received over 3180 COVID-19 related financial complaints since the pandemic was declared in March, with more than 600 directed at superannuation funds. Speaking to members at on online forum ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... continue to provide credit policy and procedures development, implementation and management, as well as credit approval authority. Bishop worked with Household Capital as a consultant since 2018 and is responsible for implementing the credit management ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield has said it is outside the authority's remit to look into why financial advisers are exiting the industry in droves. Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register indicates that the register has ...