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ACCC urges parliament to pass new merger laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has told the Gilbert and Tobin Financial Services Forum that the ACCC has been advocating for reforms to merger control in Australia for years and urged the government to pass the reforms. "These reforms are particularly ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... realisations in Macquarie Asset Management and further progress in the digitalisation programme - in Banking and Financial Services (BFS) - which reflected the benefits of the organisation's diverse business mix. Macquarie's "annuity-style activities" ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... exactly when this will take place. Tranche 1, which included updating processes for ongoing fee arrangements and Financial Services Guides, passed parliament in July. Jones flagged that reforming advice laws will be a key aspect in improving member outcomes ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... her leadership has been invaluable. "We are grateful for her lasting impact on both the association and the financial services industry."

ASIC secures win against HCF Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... contracts, arising from a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and Financial Services Industry.

Euroz Hartleys Group names managing director

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
The Perth-based financial services business has appointed a managing director, promoting from one of its subsidiaries. Tim Bunney has taken on the role, stepping up from managing director and head of institutional sales of the group's main operating ...

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... Separately, a relief that allows financial advisers to rely on website disclosure information instead of providing a Financial Services Guide (FSG) when dealing in financial products has been welcomed by the industry. Financial Advice Association Australia ...

Queensland-based financial firm loses AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
A Queensland-based financial services business has lost its Australian financial service licence (AFSL) following its failure to comply with licensee obligation. ASIC revoked the AFSL of Next Generation Advice (in liquidation) (Next Gen) after the Queensland ...

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... Group director Shitij Mann said the firm shifted its identity last year from a financial planning company to a financial services company; a change driven by evolving client expectations. Mann said, in response, discussions with clients were restructured ...

ASIC cans timeshare company AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... notifies ASIC of the details of the firm that failed to pay the compensation, ASIC must cancel the Australian financial services licence and credit licence of the firm," ASIC said. As a result, ASIC cancelled the two licences on October 16. In 2022 ...