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Government edges towards regulator cooperation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... regulators. According to the government's Royal Commission implementation roadmap, legislation establishing the new oversight authority is due to be consulted on and introduced to Parliament before June 30. Consultation on the recently introduced legislation ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... did note that the 2019-2020 budget reduced funding to National Parks, the Bureau of Meteorology and the Climate Change Authority," it said. Fast forward to 2020 and this year's surplus is looking a lot like... it won't happen (again). That's ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... support to contact their local Westpac Bank Manager or call our Westpac Assist." The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has established a dedicated bushfire support information hub. The hub will assist customers in making insurance claims and ...

FASEA loses board director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
Another board director has resigned from the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, the announcement coinciding with the commencement of the new Code of Ethics. Catriona Lowe will step down from the FASEA board effective January 31 as she ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority today released a preliminary response to submissions from stakeholders on its much contested Code of Ethics, attempting to answer some of the many questions raised so far. FASEA consulted with stakeholders ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...

Concerns over cancelled ASFL complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... regulator said. "Since the suspension of KP International Group Australia AFS licence, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has notified ASIC that it has received multiple complaints from people located offshore regarding a company purporting ...

YouTube fundie name erased from flagship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... eligible to a fee of 15% of any excess returns above a NAV per share of 77p. Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority released its latest Financial Stability Report. In the report, the policy committee found that greater consistency between ...

FASEA adds adviser representative to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... become recognised as a profession, I am honored to have been appointed to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority board to represent our industry for the next three and a half years."

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... Dan Creevey is calling on the government to urgently fix gaps in reforms made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, with certain groups at risk. As part of the reforms following the Royal Commission, changes were made to the jurisdiction ...