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COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020

... statement. Porter said the Australian federal government should consider establishing a Just Transition or Climate Change Authority to guide Australia to net zero, while taking into account the livelihoods of Australia's regional communities and economies ...

ASIC revokes AFSL suspension, cancels another

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020

... "As part of the cancellation, Tailormade is required to maintain its membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority for a minimum of 12 months and hold adequate professional indemnity insurance cover." Meanwhile, ASIC has revoked its suspension ...

Law firm bolsters financial services team

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020

... firm's London office before relocating to Australia. Prior to that, Henry was a regulator at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, focussing on conduct in retail banks, and was seconded in-house at a UK retail bank. Henry's focus will be on the financial ...

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020

... not protected by the Government's Financial Claims Scheme, and not supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)," the regulator said. "Some are also backed by concentrated portfolios of higher risk unlisted and illiquid assets." ...

QSuper not to appeal AFCA win

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... laws regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA)," the fund said. "With this issue now resolved, QSuper is looking forward to working constructively with AFCA to ensure ...

ME Bank saga could impact super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... customers, particularly in the current environment," a spokesperson for the bank said. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is responding to the issue, having activated its significant event response plan on May 5 in preparation for an influx ...

Citi hires new investment banking head from Deutsche

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 20 APR 2020

... a collective $2 billion in equity in past two weeks. It has also recently worked with TCorp, South Australia Finance Authority and Treasury Corporation of Victoria raise a collective $8.5 billion in debt capital markets.

Court restricts Mayfair advertising

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2020

... in the Mayfair 101 Group. Therefore, the Mayfair 101 Group is not regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and investment in its products is not covered by the Australian Government's Financial Claims Scheme (colloquially known ...

MLC Life executive joins AFCA

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020

... 2017 as chief claims officer before being appointed chief of customer operations in February 2019 will link with the authority in June. She is also the former chief executive of AIA New Zealand, and has previously worked as a lawyer for ASIC and Clayton ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020

... the Federal Court. QSuper member Tommy Lam last year successfully complained to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) that he was entitled to a refund on overpaid premiums for about two and a half years because he had been eligible for ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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