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Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... and dealer groups will face the latest round of public hearings in the financial services Royal Commission. Led by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the Association of Financial ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... currently the chair of non-profit organisation Artists for Kids Culture. The minister recently announced Kell and commissioner John Price will remain in their roles for one and two years respectively. O'Dwyer added an additional deputy will also give ...

Government reappoints ASIC executives, creates new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
The Federal Government has reappointed ASIC's deputy chair and a commissioner in addition to creating a new role for a second deputy chair. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell and commissioner ...

Convicted SMSF auditor disqualified

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Melbourne-based auditor's disqualification order was passed on 30 January and came into effect on 6 February. ASIC Commissioner John Price said: "SMSF auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector. ASIC will continue to ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
The SMSF Association welcomed the appointment of a new assistant commissioner, self-managed superannuation funds to the Australian Taxation Office. KPMG partner Dana Fleming succeeds Kasey Macfarlane in the role and brings more than 20 years' experience ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... services industry that could create harm, ASIC will take enforcement action to protect investors and consumer," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. Over the course of the six month period to 31 December 2017, ASIC undertook a total of 63 investigations ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... regulator by the ATO under section 128P of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The provision allows the Commissioner of Taxation to do so if they believe an approved auditor has contravened regulations or is not a fit and proper person ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... Markets Authority (ESMA), created in 2011, aim to hold agencies accountable and protect investors, CFR said. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said credit rating agencies "play an important role in our market by giving market users, for example, investors ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... the transfer balance cap and has already issued several alerts to members close to breaching the cap. ATO deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran told the 2018 SMSF Association National Conference last week that non-lodgement, reserves ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne had to repeatedly ask some of Australia's largest financial services businesses to properly explain the nature, extent and effect of any misconduct over the past five to 10 years. Overseeing the Royal Commission into the Misconduct ...