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Royal Commission sobering and overdue: Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... services sector." He believes if the current government were competent, they would get straight to task on submitting legislation to parliament that would have bipartisan support. "This is the Royal Commission Scott Morrison did not want you to see. ...

Grandfathered commissions to be banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... and from superannuation accounts. Hayne said each of the big banks and other industry participants are in favour of legislation repealing such provisions under the Corporations Act. Of those not in favour of a ban, Hayne said some entities used the obvious ...

TAL to offer FASEA masterclass

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... partnerships provide efficient and cost-effective pathways to help support advisers with the required education under the new legislation," he said. The life insurer added that 13 new "product-agnostic" courses had joined the Risk Academy in 2019, covering ...

Will the PC recommendations fall through the cracks?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Productivity Commission or Royal Commission will need to involve consultation with the industry on exposure draft legislation, and possible amendments to secure passage through the Senate.

CCIV consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... Investments Commission Act 2001 and the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 are also up for consultation. Finally, the tax legislation proposed is aiming to ensure the tax treatment of CCIVs broadly aligns with the existing treatment of attribution ...

Xinja funds platform for growth

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... its minimum goal in nine hours. Its first campaign is still the most successful campaign since government neobank legislation, passing its minimum goal within 18 hours and raising $2.7 million in January 2018. Since then, Xinja now holds 23,000 members ...

AFSL super options under the lens

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... previous call for the Government to rename the term 'general advice' defined under the Future of Financial Advice legislation. "This term has led many consumers to think they are receiving advice relevant to their personal situation when they ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... have something that performs really well in high inflation and low inflation environments," he said. "If it becomes legislation, we will comply with that. But at the moment our member base has been well served by our advice business and the current suite ...

Adviser exam draft legislation released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released draft legislation for the adviser examination, including what it will cost to sit the assessment. Following consultation, FASEA has determined the exam will be a 3.5 hour supervised test ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... for the minimum CPD requirements for technical competence match that of professionalism and ethics. Under the draft legislation, a minimum of just five hours is required for technical competence compared to nine hours for professionalism and ethics. ...